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War Photographer George Rodger
A few snaps and a press cutting fell out of an old envelope one afternoon. At first glance, they seemed like family snaps of a young man in uniform and one of him with an elderly couple. The accompanying newspaper cuttings reveal the real story.
The man is actually the British war correspondent, George Rodger who stopped off in America on his way back to England for his first furlough in two years. He was staying with his friends, Mr and Mrs Arthur Whitcomb of New London at their summer home beside Lake Sunapee.
George was more than just a war correspondent. He was a LIFE magazine photographer who was the first to photograph the horrors of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and a founder member of the Magnum Photo Agency. All images © Laurie Manton Collection.
For more information on his career, visit his Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rodger
