Black and white photo glued on a paer with torn edges and with a caption typed in Yiddish right below. It shows a little boy sitting on the floor facing the camera. He seems to be upset or crying, and is wearing cotton diapers and boots only. right behind him is another baby with their back to the camera, squatting and moving, wearing only cotton diapers.
Black and white photo glued on a paer with torn edges and with a caption typed in Yiddish right below. It shows a little boy sitting on the floor facing the camera. He seems to be upset or crying, and is wearing cotton diapers and boots only. right behind him is another baby with their back to the camera, squatting and moving, wearing only cotton diapers. Black and white photo glued to a paper with torn edges and a caption typed in Yiddish below. The photo shows people sitting at a table and eating. Two women to the right side and three children to the left. Black and white photo glued to a paper with torn edges and a typed caption in Yiddish below. The picture displays a little girl with her back to the camera to the right of the picture, next to a person who we can only see is wearing a skirt as they are shown only from the waist down. Two children are sitting on the floor right in front of them facing the camera, and another is at the back, also sitting on the floor and facing the camera.

Displaced Persons Camp Preschool

Place unlisted, circa 1947. Photographs.

Photographs from a preschool in a displaced persons camp.

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