Gallery – Polish refugees in Mexico
High school I class
High school I class
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Teachers and instructors
Teachers and instructors
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Album page 114
Album page 114
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Album page 118
Album page 118
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Biology drawings
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
Intro A
Intro A
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Children newly-arrived from Russia
Children newly-arrived from Russia
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Album page 20
Album page 20
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Outdoor classes 2
Outdoor classes 2
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Album page 39
Album page 39
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Album page 44
Album page 44
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Album page 59
Album page 59
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
First outdoor lessons, 2
Since books were not readily available, students learned Polish from the newspaper.
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
3rd floor hallway decor 1
3rd floor hallway decor 1
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Class IV c
Class IV c
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Classroom scene
Classroom scene
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Album page 78
Album page 78
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Album page 84
Album page 84
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Album page 88
Album page 88
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
Album page 93
Album page 93
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon
High school I class
High school I class
Julian Plowy
During WWII
Mexico
Leon