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The German officier shot at the Brussels North Station, as he delivered false passe ports to the Belgians wishing to join through Holland

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Punishments -- Shooting

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The German officier shot at the Brussels North Station, as he delivered false passe ports to the Belgians wishing to join through Holland

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Title
The German officier shot at the Brussels North Station, as he delivered false passe ports to the Belgians wishing to join through Holland
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Punishments -- Shooting

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1914 - 1918
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC PUNI-Sho
Topics
World War, 1914-1918
Firing squads
Punishment & torture
Dead persons -- Belgium -- Brussels -- 1910-1919
Men -- Clothing & dress -- Belgium -- Brussels -- 1910-1919
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Written on image: "Prussian officer shot as he delivered false passport to Belgian, World War I." Title from verso. Printed on verso: "He ware [sic] the belgian colors in his button hole. That little patriotic souvenir was taken by Dr. Vandenven of Schaerbeck and carefully conserved." "Photo F. Mat, 90, rue George Leclercq, Forest (reproduction interdite)" Includes additional text.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17696958
Barcode: 33333159445622
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 445af440-c562-012f-64ba-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

  • 1914: Created (Approximate)
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The German officier shot at the Brussels North Station, as he delivered false passe ports to the Belgians wishing to join through Holland" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1914 - 1918. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1dbc-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The German officier shot at the Brussels North Station, as he delivered false passe ports to the Belgians wishing to join through Holland" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1dbc-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1914 - 1918). The German officier shot at the Brussels North Station, as he delivered false passe ports to the Belgians wishing to join through Holland Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1dbc-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1dbc-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) The German officier shot at the Brussels North Station, as he delivered false passe ports to the Belgians wishing to join through Holland, (1914 - 1918)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 15, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

The German officier shot at the Brussels North Station, as he delivered false passe ports to the Belgians wishing to join through Holland