A posthumous photograph of Captain Baron Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron). The special ...

Accession Number A03158
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Date made c April 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A posthumous photograph of Captain Baron Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron). The special value of the photograph is said to be that it shows the wounds in the head could not have been caused by fire from the air.