World War II: Polish Refugees in Iran


Teheran, Iran. Polish faces.

Teheran, Iran. Polish faces.



Teheran, Iran. Polish refugee families awaiting evacuation.

Teheran, Iran. Polish refugee families awaiting evacuation.



Teheran, Iran. Polish refugee families awaiting evacuation.

Teheran, Iran. Polish refugee families awaiting evacuation.



Teheran, Iran. Polish refugee families awaiting evacuation.

Teheran, Iran. Polish refugee families awaiting evacuation.



Teheran, Iran. Women doing their laundry in a Polish evacuee camp operated by the Red Cross

Teheran, Iran. Women doing their laundry in a Polish evacuee camp operated by the Red Cross



Teheran, Iran. Women making their own clothing at a Polish evacuee camp operated by the Red Cross

Teheran, Iran. Women making their own clothing at a Polish evacuee camp operated by the Red Cross



Teheran, Iran. Women making their own clothing at a Polish evacuee camp operated by the Red Cross

Teheran, Iran. Women making their own clothing at a Polish evacuee camp operated by the Red Cross



Teheran, Iran. Polish evacuee children playing in the dormitory courtyard at a camp operated by the Red Cross

Teheran, Iran. Polish evacuee children playing in the dormitory courtyard at a camp operated by the Red Cross



Teheran, Iran. Polish youngster carrying an armload of loaves of bread made from Red Cross flour at an evacuation camp

Teheran, Iran. Polish youngster carrying an armload of loaves of bread made from Red Cross flour at an evacuation camp



Teheran, Iran. Baby girl at a Polish evacuee camp with her mother

Teheran, Iran. Baby girl at a Polish evacuee camp with her mother



Teheran, Iran. Young Polish refugee at an evacuation camp operated by the Red Cross

Teheran, Iran. Young Polish refugee at an evacuation camp operated by the Red Cross



Teheran, Iran. Polish refugee colony operated by the Red Cross has a colorful setting in the outskirts of the city

Teheran, Iran. Polish refugee colony operated by the Red Cross has a colorful setting in the outskirts of the city



Teheran, Iran. Polish refugees at an American Red Cross camp using woolen bathrobes donated by the Red Cross as overcoats

Teheran, Iran. Polish refugees at an American Red Cross camp using woolen bathrobes donated by the Red Cross as overcoats



Teheran, Iran. Little Polish girl in a big sheepskin coat who is at an evacuation camp operated by the Red Cross

Teheran, Iran. Little Polish girl in a big sheepskin coat who is at an evacuation camp operated by the Red Cross



Teheran, Iran. Polish woman decorating her front yard with design of Polish eagle at an evacuation camp operated by the Red Cross



Teheran, Iran. Polish woman and her grandchildren shown in an American Red Cross evacuation camp as they await evacuation to new homes

Teheran, Iran. Polish woman and her grandchildren shown in an American Red Cross evacuation camp as they await evacuation to new homes



Teheran, Iran. Polish woman and her grandchildren shown in an American Red Cross evacuation camp as they await evacuation to new homes

Teheran, Iran. Polish woman and her grandchildren shown in an American Red Cross evacuation camp as they await evacuation to new homes



Teheran, Iran. A Polish refugee who is a guard at an evacuee camp operated by the Red Cross. He had worked in Chicago, Illinois, but returned in 1934 to Poland

Teheran, Iran. A Polish refugee who is a guard at an evacuee camp operated by the Red Cross. He had worked in Chicago, Illinois, but returned in 1934 to Poland



Teheran, Iran. Polish girl landscaping the patch of earth before her tent at an evacuation camp operated by the Red Cross. The Poles take great pride in the cleanliness of their camp

Teheran, Iran. Polish girl landscaping the patch of earth before her tent at an evacuation camp operated by the Red Cross. The Poles take great pride in the cleanliness of their camp



Photographer: Nick Parrino

Source: The Library of Congress - American Memory


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