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Lot 2361:
Complete set of ten souvenir photographs, each 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" b/w with deckle-cut edges, comprising the set ("Unser Fuhrer uns sein Heim in Berchtesgaden" ("Our Fuhrer and His Home in Berchtesgaden"), published by the studio of Hitler’s personal photographer Heinrch Hoffmann in Munich. The set includes an interior and exterior view of "Haus Wachenfeld", the small chalet which occupied the site of Hitler’s mountain estate, the Berghof, prior to the massive renovations which took place on the site beginning in 1933. The remaining eight photos consist on views of Hitler, primarily candid views including an image of the dictator standing before Haus Wachenfeld with Rudolf Hess, three images of Hitler with children at Berchtesgaden (two showing him with Bernile Nienau, known as "the Führer’s child", who was later discovered to be one-quarter Jewish), with his dog and feeding deer in the property. Each photo is captioned, numbered, and marked with Hoffman’s address on the verso. the set is secured within a small green paperboard case, bearing the printed title of the set and again bearing Hofman’s publishing line.
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