Two photographs of a scene where children are getting balloons in an unidentified Paris park in 1945. One photograph shows three parents, three children standing, and a partially obscured baby in a stroller. The other photo shows a smiling balloon-man (slightly out of focus) surrounded by several men. Some of the men wear uniforms.
Image details
Contributor:
ROBERT INMAN / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
2HC3E7AFile size:
33.1 MB (858.5 KB Compressed download)Releases:
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3400 x 3400 px | 28.8 x 28.8 cm | 11.3 x 11.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
1 April 1945Location:
Paris, FranceMore 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.