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The Original Axis of Evil

The Original Axis of Evil

A boy holds up a sign in Florence during Hitler's May, 1938 state visit to Italy, when he met with Italian dictator and ally Benito Mussolini. Hitler was an early fan of color photography in an age almost completely chronicled in black-and-white; he once told Jaeger that "the future belongs to color photography."

In this photo: Benito Mussolini [Misc.], Adolf Hitler [Misc.]

Photo: Hugo Jaeger./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

May 01, 1938