Small houses built into the walls of ancient ruins, France, 1941

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Photograph. French dwellings built into the walls of ancient ruins. Official German caption on photo reverse, translated: "Castles and Caves. All these castles and ruins tell a tale of French history, speak to splendor, power and wealth. But their facades are silent in the face of those social miseries that live like their shadow next to them. A ruin? No, people still live here. The sweat of their ancestors is in the castles. For them, only these caves have survived. France. 22/4/41." France. 22 April 1941

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04/22/1941
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Collection consists of 270 photographs from Germany, taken as propaganda photos to demonstrate the might of the German military.
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France
Latitude: 
46.000
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2.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Castles & palaces--France