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Object ID

2014.1.111

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Date

2-14-1944

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Description

Front: A black and white photograph of Jewish people in pushcarts being pushed through the streets by young men.Back: A taped piece of paper with a typewritten caption in purple, as well as several hand stamps.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Wire photo with attached information verso: "Warsaw, Poland... A picture from a leading German magazine, received in the United States through neutral sources, showing, according to the German caption, orderly traffic in the walled-in ghetto of Warsaw. The Germans say of these aged Jews in their rolling chairs, they formerly occupied prominent places in the world, were driven from their homes and now live in this Ghetto."

Dimensions

6 1/2 x 8 1/2"

Keywords

Ghetto, Jews, Poland, Waraw, International News Photo

Subcollection

Ghettos

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