SIXTY-SIX PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICTING GERMAN REFUGEES IN LUBECK, GERMANY, 1946

Published by [Original photographs]., 1946

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Seller: Sky Duthie Rare Books (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United KingdomSky Duthie Rare Books (ABA, ILAB, PBFA)

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Sixty-six gelatin silver print photographs relating to refugees residing in Lübeck in 1946, following the Second World War. The largest measuring 17 x 13cm, with some smaller. All uncaptioned but with a contemporary envelope bearing a British military government stamp dated 18th July 1946 and reference "512 P DET" and additional manuscript tag "508 DET LÜBECK". Condition is very good indeed. An unusual group of photographs, apparently originating from the British administration in Germany during the immediate post-war period, depicting the experiences of refugees from the former eastern territories of Germany, annexed by Poland and the Soviet Union following the end of the war, displaced and now residing in Lübeck. The result of Germany's eastern border being redrawn was a mass influx of displaced persons, predominantly into Schleswig-Holstein, causing an economic and humanitarian crisis which formed one of the biggest difficulties faced by Germany during the early post-war period, and which was brought to an end only by the Wirtschaftswunder (economic miracle) of the 1950s. The present photographs form an important insight into the plight of those displaced, predominantly depicting poignant moments of arrival and departure.…

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Title
SIXTY-SIX PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICTING GERMAN REFUGEES IN LUBECK, GERMANY, 1946
Author
[SECOND WORLD WAR DISPLACED PERSONS / SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN CRISIS]:
Publisher
[Original photographs].
Publication year
1946

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Based in the historic city of York, we carry a wide-ranging stock of fine and rare books, unique manuscripts, original artwork, photographs and ephemera. Placing a strong emphasis on the unusual and the visually stimulating, our areas of focus include art and design; travel and exploration; natural history; science and medicine; history; politics, philosophy and economics; literature; poetry; children's and illustrated books. Following a period in academia focusing on the history of ideas and after several years working for a prominent rare bookseller, the business was established in 2022 by Dr Sky Duthie. We are members of the ABA, ILAB, and the PBFA.…

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