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Switzerland World War II Geneva, 1939 (b/w photo)

Switzerland World War II Geneva, 1939 (b/w photo)
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Image title
Switzerland World War II Geneva, 1939 (b/w photo)
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Photographer
Stringer (STR)
Medium
black and white photograph
Date
1938 AD (C20th AD)
Image description

During the Second World War in Geneva in 1939, members of the Swiss Army painted the kerbstones with light color as a blackout measure, so that drivers could still orient themselves if the lights in the city were turned off in the event of an air raid.

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Photopress Archiv/Keystone / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
Switzerland / Europe / world / dim / Dimming / action / active service / world war ii / darkening / measures / Darkening measure / kerb / The curb / painting / soldiery / street / streets / Geneva / 1938

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