Germany, Daf. A 1935 Collection Of 17 Large Photographs Of The German Labour Front

Measuring 17.3 x 13 / 12.8 x 18 cm; Date of items: 1935; Condition: very good, signs of aging.

A collection of photos showing impressions of a German Labour Front (Deutsche Arbeitsfront) function.

• Men in Nazi uniforms and with drums leading a parade.

• The same men with drums being followed by wind players wearing German Labour Front suits.

• Two men in uniforms wearing Nazi flags, followed by a member of the German Labour Front, carrying a flag of his organization.

• One of the men from the previous picture, standing, holding his flag.

• A man wearing the formal suit of the German Labour Front.

• Gathering of civilian men in front of a company. The sign reads: This company is unanimously part of the German Labour Front.

• A Nazi party official holding a speech.

• Nazi party official and German Labour Front member giving the Hitler salute.

• Crowd attending function.

• German Labour Front member and member of the Reich Labour Service (Reichsarbeitsdienst) smoking and drinking.

• German Labour Front wind players play, with dancing people in the background. One of the men is wearing a patch on his arm reading: Vereinigte Kugellagerfabriken AG (United Ball Bearing Manufacturers Company), which was stationed in Schweinfurt.

• Close-up of previous picture.

• Parade of civilians with standard bearer.

• Same parade with flag bearers.

• Same parade from inside a house on first floor.

Two additional pictures that are not part of the original set have been added. The first one (20.3 x 25.4 cm) shows several men, some in uniform, some civilians, standing at attention. The two men in the middle are wearing caps of the NSBO, the Nationalsozialistische Betriebszellenorganisation (National Socialist Factory Cell Organization). It was established as a national socialist labour union in 1928 and was absorbed into the German Labour Front in 1935.

The second picture (23.6 x 18.4 cm) shows the celebration of the homecoming from the 100th journey of Kraft durch Freude (Strength through Joy) ship “Der Deutsche”. “Kraft durch Freude” was a German Labour Front leisure program for workers that was especially popular for their affordable cruises.