"The Legions of the Nazis of Germany Salute Their Leader"
Times Wide World Photos
United States, active 1919–1941
c. 1931
A gelatin silver print photograph that records a mass rally of an authoritarian movement, made to emphasize the unity, discipline, and showmanship of its followers as they salute their leader.
A striking foreground of tall, dark banners—many bearing swastika symbols—forms a rhythmic wall that frames rows of uniformed men frozen in salute while a single figure strides past, creating a sense of spectacle and regimented scale.
As a press photograph from the early 1930s, it shows how photojournalism made the new scale and theatricality of mass politics visible and helped circulate the visual language of propaganda to wide audiences.
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
6 15/16 × 10 1/16" (17.7 × 25.6 cm)
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Credit
The New York Times Collection
Accession
2150.2001
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