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![Benito (Italian 1883–1945)]. Benito Mussolini Execution and Corpse. Circa 1945.](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/xl/3518/35185461.jpeg?t=1VPUa4)
Lot 33
Benito (Italian 1883–1945)]. Benito Mussolini Execution and Corpse. Circa 1945.
Estimate: $600 - $800
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[CRIME SCENE]. [MUSSOLINI, Benito (Italian 1883–1945)]. Benito Mussolini Execution and Corpse. Circa 1945. Group of 10 silver gelatin photographs showing the execution and corpses of Benito Mussolini and Clara Petacci, whose bodies, after they were shot, were subject to public stoning, ridicule, and abuse. Images show their bodies stung upside-down, a photo revealing Mussolini's genitals, their bodies in coffins with tags bearing their names, and others.
Largest image approx. 5 x 4 ¾". Paper lightly toned, scattered soft creasing. else good.
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