Blog Post 2 - Stewart

A small child at Bindermichl DP camp.
This picture is of a small child in Bindermichl Displaced Persons Camp (1947). A “Displaced Persons Camp” (DP camp) is a temporary sanctuary for people forced to leave their homes.

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