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Registration Card - Issued to Karina Nartiss, Ludwigsburg Resettlement Centre, circa 1948-1949
Reg. No: SH 911645 2
- Summary:
- Registration Card issued to Karina Nartiss by the Ludwigsburg Resettlement Centre, circa 1948-1949. The card states she has registered for Australia as a destination country.
Born in Latvia in 1925, Karina married Alozijs Nartiss in 1946, their daughter Liga was born in 1947. They migrated to Australia in 1949 after spending time in a displaced persons camp in Ludwigsburg in West Germany from 1948-49. In Australia Karina, who had trained as a dancer, worked as a photographic model and was featured on the last paper 10 Pound note, issued in 1956. - Description:
- Buff coloured printed card with name of destination and name handwritten in pencil and number in red pencil.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Performing Arts Museum, 1991
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 7.50 cm (Height), 10.50 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | immigration, displaced persons, latvian communities, latvian immigration, settlement, refugees |
| Themes this item is part of: | Migration Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MIGRATION |
| Secondary Classification: | Processing - Planning & Departure |
| Tertiary Classification: | identification |
| Inscriptions: | On Card: 'REGISTERED FOR Australia/Name: Nartiss Karina/Nominal roll number: D196/477 [text in German] |
| Place & Date Issued: | Ludwigsburg, Germany, circa 1948-1949 |
| Issued To: | Ms Karina Nartiss, Ludwigsburg, Germany, circa 1948-1949 |
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