Full height view of the Eiffel Tower taken from the Champs de Mars. The camera position is in the grassy park with a centered view looking northwest to the tower and beyond. In the foreground is thick grass and some patches of flowers. There are scattered sections of lattice fence standing and very few park users between the camera and the tower itself. A flag of France blows to the right from a pole atop the tower. Trees in apparent full spring foliage line both sides of the photo. The Palais de Chaillot is clearly visible in the distance through the legs of the tower.
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Contributor:
ROBERT INMAN / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
2HA2A61File size:
108.3 MB (2.5 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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5504 x 6880 px | 46.6 x 58.3 cm | 18.3 x 22.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
1 April 1945More information:
This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.
Photographer Clarence Inman was 25-26 years old while stationed for World War II in Paris (Nov 1944-May 1945) and London (June-November 1945). He was a US Navy Reserve Chief Petty Officer attached to the Field Photo Branch of the US Office of Strategic Services (OSS). The founder and commander of this unit was legendary film director John Ford. Field Photo had missions across the globe during the war. Clarence Inman’s work was largely connected to the Intelligence Photographic Documentary Project which surveyed the existing conditions of Continental Europe ports and transportation infrastructure. This project also was tasked with assembling photo documentation for the war trials in Nuremberg. Inman created many quality photographic images while off duty and on foot in Paris, London, Copenhagen, and Nuremberg. After the war, he returned to his career as a life-long professional photographer in Los Angeles.