Typical of Hofmann ’ s work was this fine study of Rudolf Berking on a Motuihe path .
Despite the congenial surroundings , there was a heavy mental toll for many internees ; many had dependent wives or families struggling for survival back in the islands , in New Zealand – or in Germany . Rudolf Berking had two children , a son and daughter , who were caught up in the maelstrom of war in a turbulent Europe .
Alfred Schultz Album , Photographer R . Hofmann
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