Gallery – Polish refugees in Mexico
High school II class
High school II class
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Album page 104
Album page 104
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Swimming pool
Swimming pool
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Map of Roman Empire
Geography studies
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Album page 123
Props for Biology studies
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Flora and fauna
Props for Biology studies
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Day of Swimming circa 1944
Leonarda Tomaszewicz in a black dress standing by pool with friends
Canada
Ontario
Group photo c. 1944
Group photo c. 1944 Santa Rosa
Leonarda Tomaszewiczv
During WWII
Mexico
Catholic Relief Services Report on Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Settlement in Leon, Mexico
Julian Plowy
After WWII
United States
Passengger manifest from USS Hermitage, 1943
List of passengers headed for Santa Rosa, Mexico
During WWII
Thanks for Assistance
Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 148, 24 June 1943, Page 3 A letter by Maria Wodzicka, wife of the Polish Consul Kazimerz Wodzicki and Redcross Delegate published in the Evening Post, Wellington, New Zealand on 24 June 1943 thanking New Zealanders for their assistance in providing clothing for the Polish children on their way to Mexico. From Papers Past, a digital collection of the National Library of New Zealand. Copyright Fairfax Media. View at http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19430624.2.22.2&srpos=4&e=01-01-1943-31-12-1944--10--1----0
Other
During WWII
New Zealand
Wellington
Refugee Children – Never laugh or cry
New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24621, 28 June 1943, Page 4 Article regarding Maria Wodzicka's visit to the ship on which Polish children were travelling to Mexico. The ship stopped in Wellington, New Zealand and was visited by Maria Wodzicka, a Red Cross delegate and the wife of the Polish consul kazimerz Wodzicki. From Papers Past, a digital collection of the National Library of New Zealand. Copyright Fairfax Media. View at http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZH19430628.2.40&srpos=14&e=-01-1943-31-12-1943--10--11----0
Other
During WWII
New Zealand
Auckland
Polish Children – response to Maria Wodzicka’s letter of thanks published on 24 June 1943
Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 4, 5 July 1943, Page 4. The idea that New Zealand could invite Polish children to come to New Zealand for temporary relief is made public in this letter published in the evening Post, Wellington, New Zealand. From Papers Past, a digital collection of the National Library of New Zealand. Copyright Fairfax Media. View at: http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19430705.2.46&srpos=12&e=01-01-1943-01-01-1944--10--11----0
Other
During WWII
New Zealand
Wellington
Polish Children – A brief visit on way to Mexico
Evening Post , Issue 132, 6 June 1944, Page 6. Appreciation of NZ action expressed by Dr. K. A. Wodzicki Consul-General of Poland in New Zealand. From Papers Past, digital collection of the National Library of New Zealand. Copyright Faifax Media. View at: http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19440606.2.90&srpos=10&e=01-01-1943-31-12-1944--10--1----0
Other
During WWII
New Zealand
Wellington
Album page 1
Album page 1
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Children in Persia
Children in Persia
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Album page 22
Album page 22
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Album page 33
Album page 33
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
The girls are doing their lessons
The girls are doing their lessons
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
6 children with hats
6 children with hats
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Album page 54
Album page 54
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Album page 60
Album page 60
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
First outdoor lessons, 1
Since books were not readily available, students learned Polish from the newspaper.
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Wall decorations – 1st floor hallway, near stairs
Wall decorations – 1st floor hallway, near stairs
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Album page 73
Album page 73
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Classroom desks
Classroom desks
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Class III b – group photo
Class III b – group photo
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Krakowianki 3
Krakowianki 3
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
First Communion 2
First Communion 2
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Album page 94
Album page 94
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon



























