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Image Not Available for The "highest" man in Paris, M. Prudhomme, the guard of the top platform of the Eiffel Tower. He fought with his son in the trenches - he son didn't come back.
The "highest" man in Paris, M. Prudhomme, the guard of the top platform of the Eiffel Tower. He fought with his son in the trenches - he son didn't come back.
Image Not Available for The "highest" man in Paris, M. Prudhomme, the guard of the top platform of the Eiffel Tower. He fought with his son in the trenches - he son didn't come back.

The "highest" man in Paris, M. Prudhomme, the guard of the top platform of the Eiffel Tower. He fought with his son in the trenches - he son didn't come back.

Creator Eric Borchert (German, c.1900 - 1942)
Date1934
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 18.3 x 24.2 cm (7 3/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2002
Category
Object number2002/5368
LocationNot currently on display

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Eric Borchert
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