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“Private First Class Lawrence Bartlett, Niagara Falls, New York, examines the four fallen lions which once adorned the top of the Siegestor, built by King Ludwig I, in 1844-1852 in tribute to the Bavarian Army. Munich, Germany, June 13, 1945. Army.”

From the series: Cultural Institutions and Artwork in Europe and other War Areas (Photo Archive), 1943 – 1946.  Records of the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas, 1942 – 1946.