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French Resistance Fighters shaving heads of female traitors brothel Aux Belle Poules, Paris 1944
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French Resistance Fighters shaving heads of female traitors brothel Aux Belle Poules, Paris 1944
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French Resistance Fighters shaving heads of female traitors brothel Aux Belle Poules, Paris 1944
French Resistance Fighters shaving heads of female traitors brothel Aux Belle Poules, Paris , 1944
Original vintage snapshot photograph. Watermarks do not appear on the actual photograph.2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in
5.8 x 5.8 cmPH5388Currency:Further images
Very rare personal snapshot probably made by US Army Soldier after liberation of France depicting prostitutes with shaved heads been led out of brothel Aux Belle Poules, Paris 1944. A...Very rare personal snapshot probably made by US Army Soldier after liberation of France depicting prostitutes with shaved heads been led out of brothel Aux Belle Poules, Paris 1944.
A week after the liberation of Paris, women deemed collaborators with the Nazi regime, especially those who had been romantically or sexually involved with German men, were being punished in France with head shaving and were often paraded through the streets as a means of humiliation, before usually being sent to jail.
Provenance
Back side stamped "Agfa Lupex" reference to war time photo paper
Back side caption "Poules" probably stand for brothel Aux Belle Poules, Paris
