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EARLY SPACE PROGRAM  I  WORLD WAR II

Nuernberg Trials Photographs

"The Fate of the Nazi Defendants"
Nuernberg, Germany
October 01, 1946

"811990 . . . NEW YORK BUREAU.  THE FATE OF THE NAZI DEFENDANTS, NUERNBERG, GERMANY - The insets on this photo taken as the 21 Nazi defendants in the War Crimes Trial listened to the general verdict, indicate the individual fate of each of the men.  Three were acquitted and twelve were sentenced to hang; the rest were given ten years to life imprisonment."  Acme Photo 10/1/46
(From the original release note still attached to the back of this photo)

Photo: 7 x 9 inches.  Release note is attached to the back plus the stamp of
Acme Newspictures stating usage rights and limitations.  Photo is original.
HE NT540
 

"His Words Spell Doom for Goering & Company"
Nuernberg, Germany
October 02, 1946

"LON 812164 . . .NEW YORK BUREAU   HIS WORDS SPELL DOOM FOR GOERING & COMPANY  NUERNBERG, GERMANY -- With the 21 Nazi leaders assembled in their
prisoners' dock at Nuernberg to hear their fate, Lord Justice Lawrence, President of the International War Crimes Tribunal, reads part of the verdict on September 30th.
This is an original of the radiophoto previously serviced."  
Acme Photo 10/2/46
(From the original release note still attached to the back of this photo)

Photo: 7 x 9 inches. Release note is attached to the back plus the stamp of
Acme Newspictures stating usage rights and limitations.  Photo is original.
HE NT541
 

"Hermann Goering"
Nuernberg, Germany
October 16, 1946

"NY757-10/16- NUERNBERG- Hermann Goering, former crown prince of Nazi Germany,
shown (above) as he lay on bunk in cell of Nuernberg prison where, last night,
he cheated hangman by swallowing poison shortly before he was scheduled to die
for war crimes.  (ACME TELEPHOTO files from U.S. Signal Corps.)"
(From the original release note still attached to the back of this photo)

Photo: 7 x 9 inches.  Original release note (above copy) is still attached to the back. 
Same copy is printed at the top of the photograph.  Back also has the stamp of
Acme Newspictures stating usage rights and limitations.
This is an original "telephoto" (wire photo) sent to the USA from Germany
on the noted date. The lines that comprise the image are visible and clear.
HE NT542
 

EARLY SPACE PROGRAM  I  WORLD WAR II

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