Alex Olsson's statue representing "The Emigrants", Karlshamn, Blekinge, Sweden.

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Based on characters in Vilhelm Moberg's book "The Emigrants", which chronicles the lives of those forced to emigrate due to poverty in the 19th century. The farmer, Karl Oskar, looks out to sea while his wife, Kristina, turns back to land. The ship depicted is the emigrants ship Charlotta.

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Size: 3566px × 4890px
Location: Karlshamn, Blekinge, Sweden.
Photo credit: © Leslie Garland / LGPL / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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