Title from caption on object: “’First Soldier’ Takes Command”

September 1939

Unknown 20th Century

Associated Names
Unknown, 20th Century

Artist

Associated Press

Publisher

The image shows a group of men in uniform, standing close to each other in a semi-circle formation. Most of the individuals are seen from the back or in profile, with only one person facing the camera slightly to the right. The men are all wearing military uniforms, which include peaked caps and belts, and some appear to wear sidearms or carry papers. The setting appears to be an outdoor area, possibly a road or pathway, with a vehicle partially visible in the background. The image is grainy and in black and white, suggesting it is an older photograph. The surrounding environment includes some foliage or trees casting shadows across the ground.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 25.4 × 32.2 cm (10 × 12 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.657

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, upper left printed in black ink on applied newspaper: "First Soldier" Takes Command / [reproduction of image] / Hitler [circled] (facing camera) conferring with army and air leaders on eastern front yesterday. Reich / forces today reported forming great semi-circle to close in on Warsaw (AP Wirephoto); center stamped in red ink on applied newspaper: SAVE PHOTO / METAL 90 DAYS; center: SEP 6 - 1939 F-**; center right stamped in red ink perpendicular: THE EVENING BULLETIN / REFERENCE LIBRARY; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: 65

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