A man and a woman wait for DP Transport in the International Refugee Organization Center in Camp Grohn in Bremen, Germany.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 40958

Overview

Caption: A man and a woman wait for DP Transport in the International Refugee Organization Center in Camp Grohn in Bremen, Germany.

Camp Grohn was a military base of the U.S. Army after the end of World War II. It became the largest displaced persons camp, housing as many as 5000 displaced persons prior to their emigrating the the United States or elsewhere.

A handwritten caption on the back of the photograph reads: "DP Transport. The last days of waiting. IRO Center Bremen-Grohn, Germany. Posters show activities of YMCA in camp."
Photographer: Henry C. Steeber
Date: Circa 1946 - 1949
Locale: Bremen, [Hannover] Germany

Photo Source: Simon Wiesenthal Center Library and Archives

Copyright: Exclusively with source

Provenance: Henry C. Steeber
Restriction: NOT FOR RELEASE without the permission of the Simon Wiesenthal Center Library and Archives

Keyword: BREMEN DP CAMPS/CENTERS DPS (JEWISH) IRO (INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ORGANIZATION) MICKEY MOUSE SIGNS/BANNERS/POSTERS YMCA
Photo Designation: DISPLACED PERSONS/RETURN TO LIFE -- Bricha/Emigration -- Leaving for North and South America/Australia/Great Britain -- From Germany -- General