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Lunch break at the workbench, Wetzlar 1937

At long workbenches under hanging lamps, men in work shirts and white coats take their midday break where they work: a bald worker unwraps bread from paper beside a trivet and an enamel mug, his neighbour eats from a small dish, and an older man in a white coat reads a printed leaflet while he eats. The works were those of Ernst Leitz in Wetzlar, maker of the Leica; the family firm was known for looking after its workers and, quietly, for helping Jewish employees to emigrate.

Period
c. June 26, 1937–October 8, 1937
Credit
Julien BryanLibrary of CongressDigitalisierung und Bearbeitung: © zb Media GmbH

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