Religious procession on a German city street, 1937

An ecclesiastical procession with clergy, banners, and holy images proceeds through a narrow street in a Gründerzeit style—presumably in Cologne.

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The photograph shows a Catholic procession moving through a lively street lined with multi-story buildings in the Gründerzeit style. Clergy in white vestments lead the way; participants carry processional banners, crosses, and images of saints. Spectators follow the procession both from the street’s edge and from the open windows of the surrounding buildings. In the travel film, this sequence is assigned to the section on Cologne, where, alongside the Cologne Cathedral, the religious and urban life of the Rhine metropolis is documented. The photograph records public Catholic traditions as a fixed element of city life.

Resolution 7680 × 4320 px (33,2 MP)
File format TIFF, 16-bit
Year taken 1937
Location Köln
Collection Historiathek / zb Media
Source archive NARA
Photographer Unbekannt
Rights Historiathek / zb Media GmbH