Original 1947 AP Wire Photo titled "Jews Behind Bars" showing Jewish refugees looking through the barred window of a railroad coach after arriving at Kuecknitz near Lübeck, Germany. The attached AP caption states the refugees had disembarked from the transport Ocean Vigour at Hamburg and were being transferred to trucks for transport to the Poppendorf detention camp. A powerful post-World War II image documenting the refugee crisis and displacement of Jewish survivors in occupied Germany.
This photograph originated from a large newspaper archive assembled and retained by a Pennsylvania newspaper near Pittsburgh. The original AP wire caption remains attached to the front of the photograph. Measures approximately 8½" x 6½". The photo displays handling wear, edge wear, corner mounting remnants, light curling, and age-related imperfections consistent with newsroom use and storage. Please see photos.
This photograph originated from a large newspaper archive assembled and retained by a Pennsylvania newspaper near Pittsburgh. The original AP wire caption remains attached to the front of the photograph. Measures approximately 8½" x 6½". The photo displays handling wear, edge wear, corner mounting remnants, light curling, and age-related imperfections consistent with newsroom use and storage. Please see photos.
