Аукцион Bidspirit | ”The Man Who Would Read

”The Man Who Would Read the Verdict” - Lord Justice Lawrence Undergoing a Security Check Before Entering the Courtroom at Nuremberg - THE MAN WHO WILL PRONOUNCE SENTENCE – Lord Justice Lawrence presents his entry pass to a guard upon his arrival at the entrance to the Nuremberg courthouse, press photograph – Graphic Photo Union. Nuremberg, September 23, 1946. A historic press photograph of the highest documentary significance from the final days of the first Nuremberg Trial, the trial of the major Nazi war criminals. The photograph shows the senior British judge Sir Geoffrey Lawrence (Lord Justice Lawrence), who served as President of the International Military Tribunal, presenting his official identification and entry pass to a soldier of the American Military Police (wearing a white helmet) at the entrance to the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg. The photograph was taken just one week before the dramatic pronouncement of the sentences against the leaders of the Nazi regime. Affixed to the reverse is the original typed English press caption under the title ”THE MAN WHO WILL PRONOUNCE SENTENCE, ” bearing the date of the photograph, alongside the official ink stamp of the London photographic agency Graphic Photo Union. A fascinating behind-the-scenes human record of one of the defining moments in the development of international law and the administration of justice following the Second World War. 25x21 cm. Very good condition.