Start price: € 800
Estimate: € 1,000–1,600
English:
Vintage silver print on single-weight Radiophoto paper, in good condition. "Associated Press Radiophoto from Signal Corps From New York" agency caption label, stamped "Picture has been approved by appropriate authority" and newspaper text clip "This girl wearing shorts and carrying a gun, hunts down German snipers with other members of the French Résistance in Paris streets in the 1944 Battle for Paris", publication date stamps since 1944 and numerous numbers and remarks on the reverse. LITERATURE Life magazine, Vol. 17, no. 10, September 4, 1944, p. 20+23 (interview with "Nicole" by Jack Belden); Lívia Páldi (ed.), Így készül a történelem. History in the Making, Kat. Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum, Budapest 2009, p. 210 (same series).
"After the entry of the French 2nd Armored Division, numerous pockets of German snipers had to be rooted out in the street fighting. Many French civilians and members of the Resistance helped the French troops in this fighting. Paris, August 24, 1944" (Páldi 2009, S. 210). The featured resistance fighter with the MP-40 is Simone Segouin (1925–2023), aka "Nicole Minet", whose involvement was reported in several newspapers. Radio photography (or telephotography) was an image transmission process in which the light shades of a print were converted into electrical signals and sent wirelessly via radio beams. At the receiving end, a magnetically controlled inkjet printed the image onto a special paper.
Deutsch:
Vintage-Silbergelatineabzug auf dünnem Radiofoto-Papier, in gutem Zustand. "Associated Press Radiophoto from Signal Corps From New York" Agenturlabel mit typografischem Text und Stempel "Picture has been approved by appropriate authority" sowie Zeitungsausschnitt "This girl wearing shorts and carrying a gun, hunts down German snipers with other members of the French Résistance in Paris streets in the 1944 Battle for Paris", mehrere Publikations-Datumsstempel ab 1944 sowie zahlreiche numerische Vermerke. LITERATUR Life Magazine, Jg. 17, Nr. 10, 4. September 1944, S. 20+23 (Interview von Jack Belden mit "Nicole"); Lívia Páldi (Hg.), Így készül a történelem. History in the Making, Kat. Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum, Budapest 2009, S. 210 (aus derselben Serie).
"Nach dem Einmarsch der französischen 2. Panzerdivision mussten zahlreiche deutsche Scharfschützen in den Straßenkämpfen ausgeschaltet werden. Viele französische Zivilisten und Mitglieder der Résistance unterstützten die französischen Truppen bei diesen Kämpfen. Paris, 24. August 1944" (Páldi 2009, S. 210). Bei der Widerstandskämpferin mit der MP-40 handelt es sich um Simone Segouin (1925–2023), aka "Nicole Minet", über deren Engagement mehrere Zeitungen berichteten. Die Radiofotografie (oder Telefotografie) war ein Bild-Übertragungsverfahren, bei dem die Lichtschattierungen eines Abzuges in elektrische Signale umgewandelt und drahtlos über Radiostrahlen gesendet wurden. Auf der Empfängerseite druckte ein magnetisch gesteuerter Tintenstrahl das Bild auf ein spezielles Papier.
Image Size: c. 11.3 x 15 cm
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