Medieval castle, Tarascon, October 1943

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Photograph. Medieval castle of Tarascon. Translated German caption on photo reverse: "Two castles, two prisons. Imposing walls and strong round towers define the appearance of the castle of Tarascon. Only a very few windows break the facades, which despite that, appear bright and cheery. And also the battlements and machicolations seem to serve more as decoration than as defense of this holiday seat built by King René in the middle of the 15th century. Southern France, Oct 43." Tarascon, France. October 1943

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1943-10-
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Collection consists of 270 photographs from Germany, taken as propaganda photos to demonstrate the might of the German military.
Geography: 
Tarascon
Latitude: 
43.800
Longitude: 
4.650
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Forts & fortifications--French--France