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Archive - July 17th 1936, Start of the Spanish Civil War 

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July 17th 2016 marks 80 years since the start of the Nationalist coup that lead to the Spanish Civil War.
The Spanish Civil War is often depicted as a premise to the Second World War, with civilians being targeted on a regular basis, as was the case in the Spanish town of Guernica.
European intellectuals were extremely concerned about the conflict, participating in the fight or documenting it, as was the case for George Orwell, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Picasso and Gerda Taro.
One of the most famous picture of the 20th century, The Falling Soldier, was taken by Robert Capa at the midst of the civil... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1936

SPAIN. Barcelona. August 1936. Republican soldiers leaving for... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1936

SPAIN. Barcelona. August 1936. Bidding farewell before the departure... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1938

SPAIN. Les Masies. October 25th, 1938. Farewell ceremony for... 

Gerda Taro © International Center of Photography 1936

Republican militiawoman training on the beach, outside Barcelona,... 

Gerda Taro © International Center of Photography 1937

SPAIN. Valencia. March, 1937. Republican soliders on the balcony... 

Gerda Taro © International Center of Photography 1937

Republican soldiers, La Granjuela, Córdoba front, Spain, June... 

David Seymour 1936

SPAIN. Madrid. German brigades, members of the Thaelmann unit,... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1936

SPAIN. Barcelona. August 1936. Republican militiamembers. 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1936

SPAIN. August-September 1936. Aragon Front. Republican soldiers.... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1936

SPAIN. Andalucia. Cerro Muriano. Cordoba front. Republican soldiers.... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1936

SPAIN. Cordoba front. Early September, 1936. Three Loyalist militiamen... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1936

SPAIN. Cordoba front. Early 1936. Loyalist militiamen jumping... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1936

SPAIN. Córdoba front. Early September, 1936. Death of a loyalist... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1936

SPAIN. Catalonia. August 1936. Near Barcelona. Republican soldiers.... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1936

SPAIN. Madrid. November-December 1936. Republican soldiers. 

Gerda Taro © International Center of Photography 1937

SPAIN. Navacerrada Pass. May-June 1937. Segovia front. Republican... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1938

SPAIN. November 7th, 1938. Near Fraga, the Aragon front. Loyalist... 

David Seymour 1936

SPAIN. Battle of the Ebro river (July 25th to August 3rd 1938).... 

David Seymour 1936

SPAIN. Murcia region. The port of Cartagena. The revolt of the... 

David Seymour 1936

SPAIN. Barcelona. Safety drill to prepare for a possible toxic... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1936

SPAIN. Madrid. November-December 1936. Republican soldiers. 

David Seymour 1936

SPAIN. Non-identified attack during the Spanish Civil War. 1936.... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1936

SPAIN. Barcelona. January 1939. Running for shelter during the... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1937

SPAIN. Bilbao. May 1937. Crowds running for shelter as the air-raid... 

Gerda Taro © International Center of Photography 1937

Air raid victims in the morgue, Valencia, May 1937 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1937

SPAIN. December 21st, 1937. Aragon front. Battle of Teruel. When... 

Gerda Taro © International Center of Photography 1937

Two Republican soldiers with a soldier on a stretcher, Navacerrada... 

Gerda Taro © International Center of Photography 1937

SPAIN. Brunete. July, 1937. Republican soldier on a stretcher.... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1936

SPAIN. Near Huesca. August-September 1936. Republican militiaman... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1937

SPAIN. January 3rd, 1938. Aragon front. Battle of Teruel. Republican... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1936

SPAIN. Madrid. November-December 1936. People get ready to leave... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1939

SPAIN. January 25-27th, 1939. On the road from Barcelona to the... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1939

SPAIN. Barcelona. January 1939. Little girl resting during the... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1939

FRANCE. Bram. March, 1939. Former member of the Barcelona Philharmonic... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1936

SPAIN. Madrid. Winter 1936-1937. After an Italo-German air raid.... 

Gerda Taro © International Center of Photography 1937

SPAIN. Valencia. May, 1937. Crowd at the gate of the morgue after... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1936

SPAIN. Barcelona or its vicinity. August, 1936. Republican militiaman... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1937

SPAIN. Teruel. US writer and journalist Ernest HEMINGWAY with... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1938

SPAIN. Montblanch, near Barcelona. October 25th, 1938. Bidding... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1938

SPAIN. Les Masies. October 25th, 1938. Farewell ceremony for... 
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