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Alfred Eisenstaedt1944

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Viennese lacemaker Schleume Frischwasser, one of Jewish nearly 1,000 refugees rescued from wartime Nazi-occupied Europe and transported to Fort Ontario, former army camp converted to a safe haven by President Roosevelt.

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  • Date: 1944
  • Location: Oswego, NY, US
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: Refugees, Schleume Frischwasser, Austrians, People And Customs, Us, Jews, 1940s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Alfred Eisenstaedt
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_749907
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
LIFE Photo Collection

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