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Description: The Winged Victory was removed from the Louvre on Septeember 3, 1939 because the curators were afraid that the outbreak of war in Europe could lead to violence in Paris, perhaps even bombing of the museum. The original photo is credited to Noel de Boyer.
Title: Nike descending staircase 3sept1939
Credit: Nichols, Lynn H. (1995). The Fate of Europe’s Teasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War. New York: Vintage Books. 10-ISBN 0-679-75686-8; 13-ISBN 978-0-679-75686-6; OCLC 32531154
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