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Extraordinary collection of rare photos capturing the horror and destruction of the Warsaw Uprising up for auction

Constituting one of the few documentary records of the capital during the Uprising, the 310 photographs from the private archive of photographer Eugeniusz Haneman reveal the horrors and damage to the city as well as the bravery of the insurgents. Antykwariat Warszawa/Eugeniusz Haneman

Constituting one of the few documentary records of the capital during the Uprising, the 310 photographs from the private archive of photographer Eugeniusz Haneman reveal the horrors and damage to the city as well as the bravery of the insurgents.

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