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Lot 937 Dα

Associated Press Photo - Und es ward Licht!

Auction 1161 - overview Cologne
07.12.2020, 17:00 - Photography
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Result: 812 € (incl. premium)

Associated Press Photo

Und es ward Licht!
April 2, 1949

Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on Agfa-Brovira paper. 17 x 21.8 cm (17.8 x 24 cm). Agency stamp as well as detailed typewritten notes on the subject on a label affixed to the verso. - With the traces of usage which are typical for press prints..

The photograph shows Piccadilly Circus in London, which on the evening of 2 April 1949, after more than a decade, was once again shining in the light of advertisements. Due to the heavy bombing by the German Luftwaffe and the resulting night-time blackout measures, illuminated signs had been banned since the beginning of the war.