Arthur H. Landis Photographs 1917-1986

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Arthur H. Landis Photographs 1917-1986

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Arthur H. Landis (1917-1986) joined the 15th International Brigade in 1937 and fought with the MacKenzie-Papineau Battalion. In 1967, Landis wrote about Americans in the Spanish Civil War, and later published , about the political complexities of the war. The collection contains photographs from Landis’ scrapbook and his mother Alice Fries’ photo albums, including images of his childhood and family. Alice Fries was a singer, dancer and member of the American Guild of Variety Artists. Images from the Spanish Civil War include bombed buildings, Ernie Parlor and unidentified international volunteers, medical personnel and vehicles, and Spanish soldiers. There are additional photographs of demonstrations in the United States attended by the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. The collection includes color slides of Spanish cities: Albacete, Belchite, Brunete, Murcia, and Teruel, and maps of various Republican fronts. Many images depict Landis’ daily life in Hermosa Beach and Los Angeles, California. The Abraham Lincoln Brigade Spain! The Unfinished Revolution

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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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