Refugees from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution waiting to process immigration papers in Vienna, Austria. A crowd of Hungarian refugees waiting outside The Amerika Haus in Vienna. ( Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 2, 1010 Wien, Vienna, Austria) Refugees with their children. A Hungarian woman carries her grandchild. A Hungarian toddler with pacifier. A Hungarian infant wearing an ushanka hat crying with tears. A family waits together in line to enter the building. Austrian immigration police officer leads the refugees inside the building. A woman doctor working for the United States Public Health Service speaks to patients and guides them to an office for vaccinations. A woman and her children lift their sleeves to allow for vaccination via the multiple puncture technique, using a bifurcated needle.
Refugee family carrying their luggage and belongings at train station platform in Vienna, Austria. The family boards the train before departure, some carrying “United States Escapee Program” bags. A man and his daughter (holding a doll) looking out from the train car window. A smiling woman refugee with her two daughters, both holding dolls, looks out from a railroad car window. Train underway, a woman refugee, identification tag still on her clothes, grabs a snack from a white paper bag and hands it her daughter. Girl eating a chocolate inside railroad train car. A man and his granddaughter eating snacks together on train, girl holding doll. Elderly Hungarian refugee woman with identification tag on clothes takes a nap next to train window. Man sleeps during train ride.
Ancient Bourse (stock exchange) on fire in Vienna, Austria. Fire fighters splash water. People watch. Fire in a building. Fire fighters carry paintings out of the building. Building on fire as flames rise up.
A Hungarian refugee family enters the United States consulate in Vienna, Austria at The Amerika Haus ( Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 2, 1010 Wien, Vienna, Austria ) to apply for immigration papers. Refugee family enters office at consulate for interview appointment with the United States immigration officer. Each family member holds a “United States Escapee Program” bag. A woman Hungarian interpreter assists the family during the interview. The immigration officer signs documents. Interpreter speaks to Hungarian family. Sign reads “ICEM Zwischenstaatliches Komitee für Europäische Auswanderung Intergovernmental Committee for European Immigration”. Young Hungarian refugees waiting inside the ICEM office. Woman ICEM employees working at their desks. An ICEM employee speaking on the phone while another writing. A document detailing a list of countries willing to accept Hungarian refugees and their quotas. Employee writing a note on country quotas for refugees. An Austrian police officer ushers refugees into an office one at a time.
A young Hungarian refugee girl leans on her father’s shoulder. Refugee girl in deep though, chin on hand. A Hungarian grandmother looks on. A woman strokes the head of a tired refugee girl on her lap. Vienna Town Hall in morning mist ( Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 1, 1010 Wien, Austria ) The Caritas Haus (presently at Albrechtskreithgasse 19-21, 1160 Wien, Austria) in Vienna. Hungarian family seeking help in the Roman Catholic-run Caritas Haus. Hungarian refugees speaking to a man at Catholic Relief Services. Poster behind man reads “Cath. Relief Services National Catholic Welfare Conference” with the United States and Austrian flags. Woman Hungarian refugee and her daughters speak with a female official to facilitate immigration to the United States. Men shake hands with a Caritas Haus official. A woman gives out free bags labeled “United States Escapee Program” to Hungarian refugees. Smiling Hungarian refugee girls opening their “United States Escapee Program” bags, inspecting the items included in the package. Welfare agency officials facilitate identification of refugees. Hungarian refugee family holding their passports. Official examining passports and recording information with typewriter. Hungarian refugee man introducing each family member to the official.