The Snapshots in Time Collection

Verso of Aerial Reconnaissance Photograph — Wesermünde Harbor Entrance, Bremerhaven, 20 May 1945

Verso of Aerial Reconnaissance Photograph — Wesermünde Harbor Entrance, Bremerhaven, 20 May 1945

The reverse of this Allied aerial reconnaissance photograph documents the Wesermünde Harbor entrance at Bremerhaven, Germany, photographed on 20 May 1945 — less than two weeks after V-E Day. Cataloging stamps and handwritten archival notes reflect the meticulous record-keeping practices used to document German ports during the earliest days of Allied occupation. Project: 218450