ORIGINAL WW1 GERMAN FIGHTER ACE HERMANN GÖRING 1934 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO For Sale

ORIGINAL ! WW1 GERMAN FIGHTER ACE HERMANN GÖRING 1934 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO

VINTAGE WWI GERMAN FIGHTER ACE HERMANN GORING ORIGINAL 1934 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO

• TYPE: ORIGINAL NEWS WIRE PRESS PHOTOGRAPH
• SUBJECT: HERMANN GÖRING (WORLD WAR I COMMANDER OF JASTA 11 & JAGDGESCHWADER 1)
• AGENCY: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP)
• DIMENSIONS: 6" X 8 1/8"
• DATE OF PRODUCTION: JULY 1934 (STAMPED ON REVERSE)
• ADDITIONAL DATE STAMPS: JANUARY 1937, JUNE 1937
• CONDITION: GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION WITH PERIOD GRAPHIC ARTIST REPROGRAPHIC GREY TOUCH-UPS ON THE LEFT SIDE AND A SOFT VERTICAL FOLD LINE NEAR THE LEFT EDGE NOT AFFECTING THE SUBJECT.

DESCRIPTION:

THIS IS AN AUTHENTIC, ORIGINAL MID-1934 PRESS PHOTO OF THE FAMED WORLD WAR 1 GERMAN PILOT AND ACCOMPLISHED FLYING ACE, HERMANN GÖRING. DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR, GÖRING WAS A CELEBRATED FIGHTER PILOT, ACHIEVING 22 CONFIRMED VICTORIES. HE WAS AWARDED THE PRESTIGIOUS POUR LE MÉRITE ("BLUE MAX") AND ULTIMATELY TOOK COMMAND OF THE LEGENDARY "FLYING CIRCUS" (JAGDGESCHWADER 1) FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF MANFRED VON RICHTHOFEN.THIS PARTICULAR PHOTOGRAPH REPRESENTS A UNIQUE PIECE OF MEDIA EPHEMERA FROM THE 1930's. THE FRONT FEATURES AN EARLIER PORTRAIT CAPTURING HIS STATUS AS AN AVIATION FIGURE, WITH HISTORICAL DARKROOM EDITS VISIBLE ON THE LEFT BORDER. THE REVERSE SIDE FEATURES METICULOUS HANDWRITTEN PRODUCTION LOGS, COLUMN MEASUREMENTS ("ONE COL"), SIZE REDUCTION INSTRUCTIONS ("1/3"), AN INVERTED ASSOCIATED PRESS STAMP, AND SEVERAL CHRONOLOGICAL PUBLICATION DATELINES SCANNED ACROSS 1934 AND 1937. THE SOFT VERTICAL BEND SITS IN THE MARGIN SPACE WELL CLEAR OF THE PORTRAIT SUBSTANCE, RETAINING CLEAR INTACT EYE-APPEAL FOR ANY AVIATION, MILITARY HISTORY, OR ARCHIVAL MEDIA COLLECTION.

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