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STATE OF WAR. The Mayor of Deventer announces that this municipality has been declared in a state of war by Royal Decree effective today. Deventer, 1 September 1939 / The aforementioned Mayor,
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STATE OF WAR. The Mayor of Deventer announces that this municipality has been declared in a state of war by Royal Decree effective today. Deventer, 1 September 1939 / The aforementioned Mayor,

Arnoldus Vrauwdêunt · 1939 · gelatin silver print; cardboard; photographic support

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Album page with a photo of a printed declaration of the state of war, by the mayor of Deventer, 1 September 1939. Part of the photo album about the destruction of Dutch cities and infrastructure at the beginning of the Second World War.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSTAAT VAN OORLOG. De burgemeester van Deventer maakt bekend, dat deze gemeente bij Koninklijk besluit met ingang van heden in staat van oorlog is verklaard. Deventer, 1 septr 1939 / De burgemeester vo. 1939. Arnoldus Vrauwdêunt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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