German Sailors Graf Von Spee Interned Buenos Aires Argentina 1939 VTG Photo For Sale

This is a silver gelatin photograph that is unmounted and is approximately 7 x 5 inches (180x130mm).

It shows a group of sailors in white uniforms gathered outdoors. Several sailors are sitting on a park bench under trees, while others stand nearby on the pavement. A road and a metal fence are visible in the background.

The reverse has a typewritten French caption slip attached. The heading reads \"Les marins allemands du \'Graf Von Spee\' sont internes en Argentine\". The text explains that after the scuttling of their ship, the crew of the German battleship Graf Von Spee were interned in the capital of the Argentine Republic. It describes the image as a group of German sailors from the Graf Von Spee sitting on a bench in the garden of the \'Hôtel de l\' Immigration \' where they are interned in Buenos Aires. Below this, text reads \"France Presse Voir 29.12.39 N° 15\" and \"Reproduction autorisee pour tous pays. Visa de la censure N° 34.851\". A blue date stamp shows \"4 JAN 1940\". Printed text on the photographic paper includes \"Papier Guilleminot\" and partial stamps for a photographic agency.

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