The Snapshots in Time Collection
Civilian Laborers Stacking Wooden Shipping Crates at a Postwar Germany Supply Depot
Civilian workers stack wooden shipping crates at a U.S./Allied-administered supply depot in occupied Germany, circa late 1940s to early 1950s. Postwar depots relied heavily on local civilian labor to receive, sort, and warehouse the vast quantities of military and relief stores moving through the occupation zones. The stenciled crates likely held rations, spare parts, or general quartermaster stock awaiting distribution. Project: 218576