Sports Memorabilia, Trading Cards, and Americana May 16'26
Lot 866:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! A Trio of World War II and Post-War European Theater Press and Signal Corps Photographs
This collection consists of three original black and white silver gelatin photographs documenting military and humanitarian efforts in Europe between 1944 and 1947. The first photograph is a US Army Signal Corps image, reference number ETO HQ 44 25533, taken by T/5 Yalb J. Lapidus on November 10, 1944. It depicts British-American actress Madeline Carroll serving with the American Red Cross on a hospital train in the Dompaire area of France, offering cigarettes to a wounded soldier identified as 1st Lt. John Capron of Appleton, Wisconsin. The reverse features a typed caption and two purple circular SHAEF Field Press Censor stamps dated November 15, 1944. The second photograph is a Signal Corps image, reference number ETO-HQ-44-15418, documenting the liberation of Grave, Netherlands. The image shows a crowd of Dutch civilians welcoming a column of British military vehicles, identified by the reverse caption as the Guards Armored Division. The reverse includes a typed history of the town’s liberation by American paratroopers and a purple SHAEF Field Press Censor stamp dated September 23, 1944. The front of this print contains red editorial crop marks. The third photograph, dated September 1947, provides a view of ruined buildings on Hahnenstrasse in Cologne, Germany, including the storefront of Wilh. Girards and a cafe restaurant. This image was produced by German photojournalist Walter Dick. The reverse bears a blue stamp for the Nachrichtenamt der Stadt Koln, a typed paper label in German, and an embossed studio mark for Walter Dick.
Condition report:
The collection shows varying degrees of handling and age-related wear. The photograph of the liberation of Grave shows visible surface wear, red editorial markings on the face, and creasing at the corners. The photograph featuring Madeline Carroll exhibits minor silver mirroring and age toning. The photograph of Cologne ruins remains in good condition with sharp detail and minor handling wear.
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