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Happy for his new shoes (1946)

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In 1946 the U.S. Red Cross sent a humanitarian aid to Austria. Clothing, shoes and other objects loaded in a car were handed over to one of Austrian children houses.

Life Magazine photographer Gerald Waller immediately noticed the 6-year-old boy named Werfel. The Austrian child had hold tight the shoes given to him, and could not conceal his happiness.

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A New Possession: A six-year-old orphan from Austria (above) ecstatically embraces a brand-new pair of shoes just given to him by the Red Cross, 1946

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An Austrian boy getting a new pair of shoes during World War II, 1946 by Gerald Waller

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Gerald Waller photographer, Life Magazine

'New Shoes'  1946.  Vienna, Austria

Six year-old Werfel, living at the Am Himmel orphanage in Austria, hugs a new pair of shoes given to him by the American Red Cross after WW II.

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“Aşkı çıkarırsan ne kalır geriye?” diye sordu şair. “Parklar, oyuncaklar, şekerler, meyveler, annem, babam ve öteki şeyler.” dedi çocuk. - Ahmet Ümit - Fotoğraf: Gerald Waller (Aralık 1946’da Avusturya'nın Viyana kentindeki Am Himmel yetimhanesinde yaşayan çocuklara, Amerikan Kızılhaç tarafından yeni kıyafetler ve yeni ayakkabılar hediye edilmişti. İşte o çocuklardan biri olan savaş yetimi 6 yaşındaki Avusturyalı Hans Werfel'in yeni ayakkabıları karşısındaki mutluluğu...)

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A New Possession!

A 6-year-old orphan from Austria (above) ecstatically embraces a brand-new pair of shoes just given to him by the Red Cross.

Photography by Gerald Waller, 1946

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This photograph by Gerald Waller shows a six-year-old Austrian orphan called Werfel moments after he received a new pair of shoes donated by the Red Cross.

The picture was first published in LIFE magazine on December 30, 1946