MEA1607 Accession Number: MEA1607

Description

Corsica, France. May 1944. Informal portrait of a Corsican woman who assisted the men in their active resistance and sabotage of the German invader during the enemy occupation of Corsica. She was one of the patriots who refused to bow to the knees to Hitler and Mussolini.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1607
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
May 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession MEA1607

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