1955 Post-War Labor Karl-Heinz Pfeiffer Rare Vintage Original Press Photo

Description: An original press photograph from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Type & Size: A 7x9" original photograph.Condition: Photo from a working archive. May contain notes, marks, labels, clippings, and/or retouching by the staff at the time of publication. May contain issues associated with time, age, and use. Please see images for scans.Young men are painting a wall, one in the foreground and another partially visible behind him. They are wearing work clothes and caps, likely engaged in a labor job. The setting appears to be industrial or related to a large project.This photograph may be indicative of post-World War II reconstruction efforts, where many individuals found work rebuilding infrastructure in Europe and the United States. Such images capture the spirit of teamwork and rebuilding society after the war's devastation, embodying a sense of resilience and hope.Text present on photo:Editor's Note: Ellis Island no longer is the bustling place of days of high immigration quotas, long before the McCarran act. But there is no lack of drama, and there are many stories like Karl-Heinz Pfeiffer.By CHARLES MERCERNEW YORK—The boy swam across the river in dark- ness and slipped quietly into the trees. Sleeping by day and walking at night, scrounging food off the country, always vigilant, he went west.Poland was behind him as he made his way through the Russian zone of Germany. The police chased him more than once. He stayed in a stream when they pursued him with bloodhounds. Emaciated and exhausted, he at last crawled through the Iron Curtain into West Germany.It was night in Frankfurt. A huge plane stood near a hangar. No one paid any attention as the boy watched it furtively. On it was lettered a great word, the most important word in the world to the boy: American. That was where he wanted to go. That was what he wanted to be.*Stamp:*TRIBUNE4th EditionJUL 5 1955*Handwritten:*Karl Pfeiffer ace r w 5/45 x 28Form edition date Ordered by Hoffman- - - The press photo archives contained a mix of silver gelatin and wire photographs from sources such as Associated Press Wirephoto. Generally B&W images with no typed text on them in this archive are silver gelatin images, and photos with typed text are wire photos. All images are vintage and original to their era.

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