Refugees

The last family to immigrate to the United States under the Displaced Persons Act of 1948 visits President Harry S. Truman in the Rose Garden of the White House. Beate Zylka (3) was a little shy as she approached President Truman. Her sister, Ursula Zylka (6), is mostly obscured by the president. Their mother, Ursula Zylka, stands next to the president. Their father, Josef Zylka, stands next to Mrs. Zylka. John W. Gibson, Chairman of the Displaced Persons Commission, stands behind Mr. and Mrs. Zylka.

A family of displaced persons, the last to immigrate to America under the DP Act of 1948, is welcomed by President Harry S. Truman in the Rose Garden of the White House. They are Josef Zylka (2nd from right), a Polish National and former slave laborer, his wife Ursula Zylka, and their two daughters Ursula Zylka (6), and Beate Zylka (3). John W. Gibson, Chairman of the Displaced Persons Commission, stands behind Mrs. Zylka. Others are unidentified.