Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.

Boy in Bergen Belsen Camp, WWII, 1945

iyYfv6XThis is a George Rodgers photo. He took a number of photos of the camp shortly after it was liberated. These were published in Life Magazine. (They are online here)

This entry was posted on February 11, 2014 by . It was filed under History, Military History, Modern Warfare, Nightmares of World War II, Photography, The Drama Of It All, The Politics of Cultural Destruction, World War Two and was tagged with , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

2 responses

  1. Brodee D

    Reblogged this on Brain Cage.

    February 11, 2014 at 11:40 pm

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  2. pauljgies

    Eerie, horrible. Imagine the smell. Imagine being the boy.

    February 12, 2014 at 3:41 pm

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