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One of the results of the firm economic ties between Germany and Russia was the opening of an air mail line between Berlin and Moscow. This was the first Soviet airplane (with 21 passenger seats) to land on German soil.

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Title
One of the results of the firm economic ties between Germany and Russia was the opening of an air mail line between Berlin and Moscow. This was the first Soviet airplane (with 21 passenger seats) to land on German soil.
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Collection

Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942

1940

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1940
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1940
Topics
Nazi propaganda
Airplanes
Transport planes
Douglas DC-3 (Transport plane)
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "Im Rahmen des verstärkten deutsch-russischen Handelsverkehrs wurde auch eine Luftpostlinie Berlin-Moskaw eröffnet. Dies war die erste sowjetrussische Maschine (mit 21 Passagiersitzen), die auf deutschem Boden eintras."
Content: The airplane is an American Douglas DC-3 (or a license-built Russian copy). The Cyrillic lettering on the nose reads "Aeroflot", the name of the Soviet state airline.
Content: Title translates German picture caption
Source note: Grossdeutschland im Weltgeschehen. Tagesbildberichte 1940. (Berlin Joh. Kasper Co. 1942) Braeckow, Ernst, Author.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ba4f4eb0-c601-012f-b0a9-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1885: Creator Born
  • 1940: Issued
  • 1957: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "One of the results of the firm economic ties between Germany and Russia was the opening of an air mail line between Berlin and Moscow. This was the first Soviet airplane (with 21 passenger seats) to land on German soil." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-44fa-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "One of the results of the firm economic ties between Germany and Russia was the opening of an air mail line between Berlin and Moscow. This was the first Soviet airplane (with 21 passenger seats) to land on German soil." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-44fa-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). One of the results of the firm economic ties between Germany and Russia was the opening of an air mail line between Berlin and Moscow. This was the first Soviet airplane (with 21 passenger seats) to land on German soil. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-44fa-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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One of the results of the firm economic ties between Germany and Russia was the opening of an air mail line between Berlin and Moscow.  This was the first Soviet airplane (with 21 passenger seats) to land on German soil.