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Guide to the International Brigades Archive, Moscow: Selected Images
ALBA.PHOTO.177
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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Spain. Ejército Popular de la República. Brigada
Internacional
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| Title: |
International Brigades Archive, Moscow: Selected Images |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
1937-1938 |
| Abstract: |
This collection of images was selected
from the International Brigades Archive in Moscow, Series 5: Photographs. They were
originally produced in Spain by staff photographers of the International Brigades.
The
collection consists of copy negatives produced for and purchased by the Abraham Lincoln
Brigade Archives in the mid-1990s. The collection includes group portraits, individual
portraits and battlefield and non-combat scenes showing members and activities of
the
International Brigades (14th, 15th, 57th, 58th, 59th and 60th Battalions), and civilians
during the Spanish Civil War. The only identified photographer is Major Vladimir
Stefanovich, a Yugoslavian volunteer. Included are images of the International Brigades
training, life in camp, the International Brigades Band, Spanish Republican military
leaders, Communist Party leaders and distinguished visitors, including Langston Hughes,
Ernest Hemingway, and Harry Pollitt.
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| Quantity: |
1 Linear Feet (2 boxes, 1 binder) |
| Quantity: |
Approximately 1,276 negatives sized
from 1 7/8 x 1 1/4 inches to 2 3/4 by 4 1/4 inches
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| Call Phrase: |
ALBA.PHOTO.177 |
