Figure 1.--Here we see a village school in the Enns Valley. The Enns River is an Alpine river in Austria. The Enns flows for 253 km from western Austra east until joining the Danube north of Enns. The river has a J formation. The bottom part of the J is the flow east. The vertical part of the J is where the river turns north near Hieflau toward the Danube. This northern flown is what is usually referred to as the Enns Valley. While we know the village school was in the Enns Valley, we do not jnow waht village it was. We do know the photo was taken in 1952.

Here we see a village school in the Enns Valley. The Enns River is an Alpine river in Austria. The Enns flows for 253 km from western Austra east until joining the Danube north of Enns. The river has a J formation. The bottom part of the J is the flow east. The vertical part of the J is where the river turns north near Hieflau toward the Danube. This northern flown is what is usually referred to as the Enns Valley. While we know the village school was in the Enns Valley, we do not jnow waht village it was. We do know the photo was taken in 1952. It looks like it was taken in the early Autumn. The children are wearing jackets and sweaters. They are quite well clothed, however, all the pupils in the front row are barefoot, and probably most of the other children. Europe had been devestated by World War II including Austria. Austria was not a wealthy country before the War, especially beyond and the larger cities. Western Europe had by 1952 begun its economic miracle recovery from the War. In the case of Austria, the recovery wa limited because eastern Austria, including the Enns Valley was occupied by the Soviets (until 1955). It was not uncommon berfore the Wr for village children to go barefoot. This was beginning to change in western Austria, but aoparently not yet in Soviet occupied eastern Austria.

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