Frame from film of crowds in Austria in 1938, acquired by the Baker family they were in Austria. It was shot by the professional Austrian Wochenschau (newsreel) company.
Show lessRead more
Details
Title: Crowds at Nazi Rally in Austria
Date Created: 1939-03
Location: Vienna, Austria
Provenance: The donor's father, Ross Baker, was on a six-month sabbatical studying at the University of Vienna when the Germans entered Austria in March, 1938. Baker's wife, Helen, and three of his five sons were also living in Vienna. In September 2006, the youngest son, Stan, donated two reels of 16mm black and white film shot by his mother and father in Austria and Italy in 1938 to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Contributor: US Holocaust Memorial Museum, gift of Stan Baker
Rights: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more