Arthur Rothstein, Hongkew Refugee Camp, Shanghai, Gelatin silver print, 1946
Artist/Maker:
Arthur Rothstein
Bio:
American, 1915-1985
Title:
Hongkew Refugee Camp, Shanghai
Date:
1946
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur Rothstein Family
Accession Number:
1999-56

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Shanghai, China - April 1946. Jammed into eight camps, German and Austrian refugees live out of steamer trunks. Clothing is hung from the ceiling to save space. UNRRA has erected Quonset huts to alleviate the housing shortage.
- United Nations Archives

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