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The (former) auto body shop was next door to the house that Martin and Jan Manhoff lived in, in Kirkland, northeast of Seattle. The shop was owned by Jan's father, and when he died, the Manhoffs took over the property, using the shop as an art studio for Jan's work, and for storing all of their belongings. They were pack rats.

we looked into that question, and we'll do some more explaining about the circumstances under which he was kicked out in Part IV, coming out in a few weeks. Short answer: he was probably observing and documenting things that the NKVD didn't want him to be doing. And so they accused him of being spy.

Manhoff was posted to the U.S. Embassy. At the time, the embassy was located at 13 Mokhovaya Street, overlooking the Manezh Square, and the northwest walls of the Kremlin. That was where he shot many of his photos, and the films. He appears to have shot from various vantage points on the building: from windows, from a balcony, and the American flag flapping in the breeze happened to flutter into view in a couple shots (I don't think he planned to have the US flag in view., in other words...)

Thanks for all the questions. The next installment of the Manhoff Archive project is scheduled for March 20, so stay tuned. The imagery is just as stunning! http://www.rferl.org/a/the-manhoff-archive/28359558.html

Part III and Part IV will explain alot more of the Manhoff's history