Figure 1.--This is one of Ernst Grunwald's pre-NAZI photographs. It is not dated, but the lack of any Hitler Youth gear leads us to believe the photograph was taken in the early-30s. We are not sure what the boys are looking for, but they have knives and collecting bags. Could it be dandylions?

We have notice German photographs from the 1920s and ealy-1930s stamped "Bild: Ernst Grunwald". We believe he was born about 1900, perhaps some time in the 1890s. We believe he was a photographer who founded a photographic company. It appears to be more than a studio. We thought that this was simply a studio. A German dealer tells us that Grunwald operated a German World War II propaganda company. We norice what looks like photographs before the NAZIs seized power (1933). They are not studio portraits, but rather genre photographs, some of children. While they are date, the fact that we see boys in group activities without Hitler Youth uniforms suggests that they were taken before the NAZI seizure of power. Prsumably, Grunwald was hired by the Propanda Ministry or the Whermacht to produce photographs before and during the War. We are unable to find any biographical informatrion about him. Perhaps German readers will know more.

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