A Mother Showing Her Son’s Picture to a Returning Prisoner Of War, 1947
At Vienna’s Southern Railway Station, one legendary photo forever captured a particularly heartbreaking scene in 1947. In the image, a mother could be seen showing a photograph of her son to a former prisoner of war returning home after years spent in captivity. The mid-20th century was full of horror and tragedy, and those who were able to make it back home alive were met with immense emotion on the part of their families – this Austrian woman and her response is no exception.