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Lot description
From the personal estate of Morris Berman and presented to Monarch Auction via The West Valley Art Museum. Frame: 14L x 12HPhotograph: 7.25L x 9H In good condition with wear commensurate with age.The 1945 Morris Berman photograph titled “Minefields Exploded” shows an army engineer detonating a booby trap as part of a demonstration of a new method for detecting German mines. The back of the photographincludes the following description: “Somewhere near the frontlines of Italy, 1944 or ‘45, an army engineer explodes a booby trap in a demonstration of a new method to discover German mines. I was struck in thehand by flying shrapnel.” The image captures the moment of the explosion and provides context about the dangers and innovations in mine detection during the war.RH50284