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Group photo of children of "prisoners of war" - whose parents perished in camps. Reims, December, 1944

Opening price: $120

Commission: 23%

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SEANCE RECREATIVE OFFERTE AUX ENFANTS DE PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE LE 12-12-44 PAR L'ECLAIREUR DE L'EST - Recreational meeting offered to children of prisoners of war on 12-12-44 in Reims, France. Photographed by the Service Eclaipeur de L'est photographic agency, December 12, 1944.

The photograph shows a large group of children in one of the hostels in Reims, France. At this stage they are described as the sons of "prisoners of war" who were given accommodation on the initiative of the French newspaper L'ECLAIR DE L'EST, but in fact most of the children shown here are orphans, whose parents will never return.

Size: 13x17 cm. Signed on the back with an ink stamp: "Service Eclaipeur de L'est". Very good condition.

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154. Group photo of children of "prisoners of war" - whose parents perished in camps. Reims, December, 1944