Photograph - Julius Toth & Fellow Moulding Apprentices, VAC Apprentice-Foundry, Hungary, 1954

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Summary:: Black and white photograph from an album containing a personal story of Julius Toth's immigration experience and a collection of 40 photo reproductions. Julius left Hungary late in 1956 following the unsuccessful Hungarian revolution and subsequent Soviet Occupation. He escaped to Austria where he spent three months in Displaced Persons Camps before migrating to Australia in March 1957. This image is one of six which record Julius' life in Hungary and his family.
Description:: Black and White photograph of a Group of thirteen men.
Description Of Content:: Group of thirteen young men who are all apprentice moulders, standing in front of a wall at the VAC apprentice-foundry in Hungary in 1954. Photograph includes Julius Toth, in the front row on the right.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Mr Julius Toth

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	8.7 cm (Height), 12.7 cm (Length)

Tagged with:	trades, working life, immigration, training, photography, apprentices, brought goods, hungarian communities, hungarian immigration
Themes this item is part of:	Cultural Diversity Collection, Migration Collection
Primary Classification:	MIGRATION
Secondary Classification:	Life Stories
Inscriptions:	Reverse: vóc oz èm az elsósorbeer a fobb rélen
People Depicted:	Julius Toth
Format:	Photograph: Black & White
Place & Date Depicted:	Hungary, 1954
User:	Mr Julius Toth, Victoria, Australia, 1957-2000