Robert Capa

Paratrooper medic of the U.S. 17th Airborne Division treats a wounded paratrooper during the first moments of the invasion of Germany, September 25, 1945

1945, printed c. 1964

A soldier administers first aid to a wounded comrade on a battlefield near burning buildings.
A soldier administers first aid to a wounded comrade on a battlefield near burning buildings.

Robert Capa, Paratrooper medic of the U.S. 17th Airborne Division treats a wounded paratrooper during the first moments of the invasion of Germany, September 25, 1945, 1945, printed c. 1964. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm) Image: 13 15/16 × 10 1/2 in. (35.4 × 26.7 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Rose 91.79.2. © Robert Capa, “Magnum Photos, New York”

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Date
1945, printed c. 1964

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm) Image: 13 15/16 × 10 1/2 in. (35.4 × 26.7 cm)

Accession number
91.79.2

Series
Images of War

Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Rose

Rights and reproductions
© Robert Capa, “Magnum Photos, New York”

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