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One of the black markets. After the war, locals sold or bartered any goods in these markets in order to survive. Berlin, Germany. October 1945

One of the black markets. After the war, locals sold or bartered any goods in these markets in order to survive. Berlin, Germany. October 1945
Locals at one of the city's black markets, near the war-damaged train station. Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany. October 1945The largest black market in the city, near the Reichstag. After the war, locals used these markets to sell or exchange any goods they needed to survive. Officially, the military were forbidden to buy or sell there, but unofficially everyone did. In the background is a poster warning "Attention! It is an offence for Allied soldiers to sell or barter anything". Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany. October 1945
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Photos from collection Black markets and the ruins of Berlin. Long way back to America

Statue of Liberty on Bedloe Island (the island was officially renamed Liberty Island in 1956) in Upper New York Bay. The statue is 46 metres high (93 metres with base). The full name of the Statue of Liberty is Liberty Enlightening the World. New York, USA. Spring 1946

Statue of Liberty on Bedloe Island (the island was officially renamed Liberty Island in 1956) in Upper New York Bay. The statue is 46 metres high (93 metres with base). The full name of the Statue of Liberty is Liberty Enlightening the World. New York, USA. Spring 1946

Statue of Liberty on Bedloe Island (the island was officially renamed Liberty Island in 1956) in Upper New York Bay. The statue is 46 metres high (93 metres with base). The full name of the Statue of Liberty is Liberty Enlightening the World. New York, USA. Spring 1946

Statue of Liberty on Bedloe Island (the island was officially renamed Liberty Island in 1956) in Upper New York Bay. The statue is 46 metres high (93 metres with base). The full name of the Statue of Liberty is Liberty Enlightening the World. New York, USA. Spring 1946

Statue of Liberty on Bedloe Island (the island was officially renamed Liberty Island in 1956) in Upper New York Bay. The statue is 46 metres high (93 metres with base). The full name of the Statue of Liberty is Liberty Enlightening the World. New York, USA. Spring 1946

Statue of Liberty on Bedloe Island (the island was officially renamed Liberty Island in 1956) in Upper New York Bay. The statue is 46 metres high (93 metres with base). The full name of the Statue of Liberty is Liberty Enlightening the World. New York, USA. Spring 1946

Statue of Liberty on Bedloe Island (the island was officially renamed Liberty Island in 1956) in Upper New York Bay. The statue is 46 metres high (93 metres with base). The full name of the Statue of Liberty is Liberty Enlightening the World. New York, USA. Spring 1946

Statue of Liberty on Bedloe Island (the island was officially renamed Liberty Island in 1956) in Upper New York Bay. The statue is 46 metres high (93 metres with base). The full name of the Statue of Liberty is Liberty Enlightening the World. New York, USA. Spring 1946

Statue of Liberty on Bedloe Island (the island was officially renamed Liberty Island in 1956) in Upper New York Bay. The statue is 46 metres high (93 metres with base). The full name of the Statue of Liberty is Liberty Enlightening the World. New York, USA. Spring 1946

Statue of Liberty on Bedloe Island (the island was officially renamed Liberty Island in 1956) in Upper New York Bay. The statue is 46 metres high (93 metres with base). The full name of the Statue of Liberty is Liberty Enlightening the World. New York, USA. Spring 1946

A panorama of Manhattan Island. New York, USA. Spring 1946

A panorama of Manhattan Island. New York, USA. Spring 1946

View of 42nd Street. The Chrysler Building can be seen in the distance on the left and the American Bus Depot and Liberty Theatre at 256 West 42nd Street on the right. Manhattan, New York, USA. Spring 1946

View of 42nd Street. The Chrysler Building can be seen in the distance on the left and the American Bus Depot and Liberty Theatre at 256 West 42nd Street on the right. Manhattan, New York, USA. Spring 1946

Broadway Street. On the left is the Hotel Astor building in Times Square, which occupied the space between 44th and 45th Streets and was demolished in 1968. On the right is the Lowe's State Theatre building at 1540 Broadway. This was the last theatre in Times Square to continue booking vaudeville shows as demand declined in the 1930s. Above the entrance to the theatre is an advertisement for the American comedy Sailor Takes a Wife. Manhattan, New York, USA. Spring 1946

Broadway Street. On the left is the Hotel Astor building in Times Square, which occupied the space between 44th and 45th Streets and was demolished in 1968. On the right is the Lowe's State Theatre building at 1540 Broadway. This was the last theatre in Times Square to continue booking vaudeville shows as demand declined in the 1930s. Above the entrance to the theatre is an advertisement for the American comedy Sailor Takes a Wife. Manhattan, New York, USA. Spring 1946

A skating rink at Rockefeller Centre in Manhattan. New York, USA. Spring 1946

A skating rink at Rockefeller Centre in Manhattan. New York, USA. Spring 1946

Photographer Sam Jaffe with his former military colleagues on a street in the Brighton neighbourhood. New York, USA. Spring 1946

Photographer Sam Jaffe with his former military colleagues on a street in the Brighton neighbourhood. New York, USA. Spring 1946

Sam Jaffe and his colleagues sit at the entrance to one of the buildings on the site of the military unit. USA. Spring 1946

Sam Jaffe and his colleagues sit at the entrance to one of the buildings on the site of the military unit. USA. Spring 1946

Portrait of Sam Jaffe and a colleague, among unloading US military personnel with duffel bags at the unit's location upon arrival in America. USA. Spring 1946

Portrait of Sam Jaffe and a colleague, among unloading US military personnel with duffel bags at the unit's location upon arrival in America. USA. Spring 1946

Portrait of a US Army 3rd grade technician at the unit site upon arrival in America. UNITED STATES. Spring 1946

Portrait of a US Army 3rd grade technician at the unit site upon arrival in America. UNITED STATES. Spring 1946

American military personnel on the transport ship Rollins Victory during their return to America. North Atlantic Ocean. 1946

American military personnel on the transport ship "Rollins Victory" during their return to America. North Atlantic Ocean. 1946

American military personnel on the transport ship Rollins Victory during their return to America. North Atlantic Ocean. 1946

American military personnel on the transport ship "Rollins Victory" during their return to America. North Atlantic Ocean. 1946

American military personnel on the transport ship Rollins Victory during their return to America. North Atlantic Ocean. 1946

American military personnel on the transport ship "Rollins Victory" during their return to America. North Atlantic Ocean. 1946

The American transport ship Frostburg Victory. Photographed from the neighbouring transport ship Rollins Victory. North Atlantic Ocean. 1946

The American transport ship "Frostburg Victory". Photographed from the neighbouring transport ship "Rollins Victory". North Atlantic Ocean. 1946

American military personnel on the transport ship Rollins Victory during their return to America. North Atlantic Ocean. 1946

American military personnel on the transport ship "Rollins Victory" during their return to America. North Atlantic Ocean. 1946

American military personnel on the transport ship "Rollins Victory" during their return to America. North Atlantic Ocean. 1946

American military personnel on the transport ship "Rollins Victory" during their return to America. North Atlantic Ocean. 1946

American military personnel on the transport ship "Rollins Victory" during their return to America. North Atlantic Ocean. 1946

American military personnel on the transport ship "Rollins Victory" during their return to America. North Atlantic Ocean. 1946

All from collection Black markets and the ruins of Berlin. Long way back to America

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