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German Refugees
A snapshot of postwar refugees in Berlin traveling by railroad boxcar.
Coffin Cart
1946
A coffin cart photographed by Sigurd Olson while traveling, probably in Germany, shortly after the end of the World War II.
Food Cart
1946
American soldier purchasing something from a food cart, a scene photographed by conservationist Sigurd Olson while traveling in Europe immediately after the end of World War II.
German Refugees
1945
Refugees traveling by boxcar. Although the location is unidentified it was probably taken by Sigurd Olson in or near Berlin either late in 1945 or early in 1946.
MP Headquarters
1946
Headquarters of Company C of the 793rd Military Police Battalion in post-World War II Germany. Although the location is not identified, Sigurd F. Olson, who took this photograph, labeled it as: "ta...
Refugees Scavenging
circa 1940-1949
Snapshot taken by Sigurd Olson of refugees scavenging in military trash bins. Although the location is not identified, it is probably in or near Berlin.
