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“Destination Unknown” – An upsetting photograph and an American war relief effort in 1940

Posted on April 9, 2022June 15, 2022 by Jake Wynn

In June 1940, an American Red Cross chapter in Luzerne County used a powerful photograph of refugees to encourage donations for war relief.

Posted in Pittston, Reflection, World War IITagged Coal Region, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Pittston, Refugees, Relief, Second World War, Ukraine, World War 2, World War II, WW2, WWII, Wyoming Valley1 Comment

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