Source for photos of Minenschiff Tannenberg sinking

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StefanSiverud
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Source for photos of Minenschiff Tannenberg sinking

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Post by StefanSiverud » 06 Jan 2015, 22:41

I'm looking for the source/current holder of this photo: http://www.fmis.raa.se/fmis/bilder/08/0 ... 4163_F.jpg
It is probably one of several photos taken during the sinking of Tannenberg, Hansestadt-Danzig and Preussen off Öland, Sweden. More photos can be seen in the following links:
http://www.kringla.nu/kringla/objekt?re ... 0000068631
http://www.kringla.nu/kringla/objekt?re ... 0000068619
http://www.kringla.nu/kringla/objekt?re ... 0000068626

The source given on the site is the Swedish Maritime Museum, but they can't find it in their collections. I've also been in contact with Bundesarchiv and BaMa Freiburg and several German maritime/naval museums, sadly without any result so far (a couple still have not replied).

The reason I need it is Kalmar County Museum, where I work, is about to open an exhibition on how the war affected the county, in spite of being neutral. The Össby sinkings are planned to be given a larger spot, provided we get a striking image of the event (and several of those certainly are). As the photo would be printed in a very large size it would need to be rescanned in very high resolution. The exhibition is scheduled to open in late January, so needless to say I'm getting a bit anxious.

If anyone can put me in contact with a holder of this photo I would be most grateful.

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