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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 |
| 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 |
| Call Phrase: |
ALBA.PHOTO.177 |
