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Harry Randall: Fifteenth International Brigade Photographs, August 1937-September 1938

Title: Harry Randall: Fifteenth International Brigade Photographs August 1937-September 1938

Under the supervision of Harry W. Randall, Jr, the Photographic Unit of the 15th International Brigade was charged with documenting the activities of the Brigade during the Spanish Civil War. The collection consists of 1,832 images taken by the Unit from August 1937 to September 1938 and captures the daily life of the volunteers in combat, in the camps, and in the towns, villages, and across the rugged terrain where the Brigade trained and participated in the fighting. In addition, the collection documents political assemblies, congresses, celebrations and the everyday activities of the Spanish populace.

ArchivalResource: 6.5 linear feet; (approximately 2,000 black and white negatives and prints)

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International Brigades. International Brigades Archive, Moscow [graphic] : selected images, 1937-1938.

Title: International Brigades Archive, Moscow [graphic] : selected images, 1937-1938.

Among the subjects represented are group photographs and portraits of members of the International Brigades (including British, Dimitrov, Dombrowski, Lincoln-Washington and MacKenzie Papineau Battalions), International Brigades training, life in camp, leisure activities, International Brigades Band, Spanish Republican military leaders, Communist Party leaders (including Earl Browder), distinguished visitors such as Langston Hughes and George Orwell (Eric Blair), and a photo album compiled by Major Stefanovich prior to the Brunete offensive. Although these photographs were not the work on the unit specifically designated to record activity of the English-speaking units, there are a substantial number of images of U.S. and Canadian volunteers included. Each file folder has a descriptive title provided by the International Brigades Archive. Caption information comes from an English translation of the Guide to the International Brigade Archives (Moscow) commissioned by ALBA for their own use. Some proper names have been corrected or expanded, and some abbreviations have been expanded. The Moscow guide provided descriptive captions for some images, but many are without caption information. Entries in the box and folder list begin with a file number and title (bold type), followed by a complete listing of image numbers in that file. Individual captions for those images that have caption information follow. Four-hundred-and-twenty-five (425) photographs are attributed to Yugoslavian volunteer, Major Vladimir Stefanovich. Folder 5 (5/179) contains 195 of his photographs and folder 22 (5/196) contains 230 of his photographs. The remaining 623 images are not credited to a photographer. The negatives have been printed on 5 x 7 inch sheets with 3 or 4 images per sheet.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 linear ft. (1 box)Ca. 1,048 photographs : negative, b&w ; 2 5/8 x 3 1/2 in. or smaller.

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International Brigades Archive, Moscow: Selected Images, 1937-1938

Title: International Brigades Archive, Moscow: Selected Images 1937-1938

This collection of images was selected from the International Brigades Archive in Moscow, Series 5: Photographs. They were originally produced in Spain by staff photographers of the International Brigades. The collection consists of copy negatives produced for and purchased by the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives in the mid-1990s. The collection includes group portraits, individual portraits and battlefield and non-combat scenes showing members and activities of the International Brigades (14th, 15th, 57th, 58th, 59th and 60th Battalions), and civilians during the Spanish Civil War. The only identified photographer is Major Vladimir Stefanovich, a Yugoslavian volunteer. Included are images of the International Brigades training, life in camp, the International Brigades Band, Spanish Republican military leaders, Communist Party leaders and distinguished visitors, including Langston Hughes, Ernest Hemingway, and Harry Pollitt.

ArchivalResource: 1.0 linear feet, (2 boxes, 1 binder)

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