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Frick Art Reference Library

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Dates

  • Existence: 1920

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Languages Used

  • English

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Frick maps Series, 1943 - 1945

 Series

Frick maps Series, 1943 - 1945

Reference number: WDA-MAP
Scope and Contents The so-called 'Frick Maps' are photostat cultural town plans prepared and issued by The Frick Reference Library to assist military personnel with identifying principal historical monuments of Italian towns and their locations during World War II. The Committee of the American Council of Learned Societies on Protection of Cultural Treasures in War Areas spent two years (1943-1945) in the Frick Library alongside librarians and photographers to detail and locate the principal cultural sites and...
Dates: 1943 - 1945