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Background imageRefugee Collection: Child at receiving centre WWII

Child at receiving centre WWII
Bette Malek waits with her doll at the Fulham receiving centre in London during World War II

Background imageRefugee Collection: CONGO, Democratic Republic of the. NORTH KIVU

CONGO, Democratic Republic of the. NORTH KIVU. Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008). Kivu Conflict. Refugee camp of Mugunga I (20000 people), the oldest of the area. General view

Background imageRefugee Collection: Russian Refugee Camp at Mudros, Greece

Russian Refugee Camp at Mudros, Greece (Island of Lemnos), housing Russians driven out by the Bolsheviks following the 1917 revolution

Background imageRefugee Collection: Belgian Refugees, 1914

Belgian Refugees, 1914
Belgian refugees flee from their desolate homes after the advance of the German army. Date: 1914

Background imageRefugee Collection: Belgian refugee children WWII

Belgian refugee children WWII
Belgian refugee children arrive in England during World War II

Background imageRefugee Collection: Orphaned Muslim Children at Karachi Refugee Camp

Orphaned Muslim Children at Karachi Refugee Camp
Separated or orphaned children at a refugee camp in Karachi set up for Muslims fleeing from India to Pakistan

Background imageRefugee Collection: Refugees on the SS Sinaia WWII

Refugees on the SS Sinaia WWII
Refugees playing a game of chess on the SS Sinaia from Marseille during World War II

Background imageRefugee Collection: Belgian refugees on the road to Antwerp during WW1

Belgian refugees on the road to Antwerp during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageRefugee Collection: Belgium Antwerp - Belgian refugees during WW1

Belgium Antwerp - Belgian refugees during WW1

Background imageRefugee Collection: WW2 British Forces Enlistment Queue And Refugees

WW2 British Forces Enlistment Queue And Refugees
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a boy scout presenting us with a queue of civilians lining up to serve the British forces by enlisting

Background imageRefugee Collection: A Refugee

A Refugee
A portrait painting of an older woman who is a refugee, her facial expression conveys deep sadness and acknowledgement of her experiences. Date: circa 1918

Background imageRefugee Collection: Armenian Refugee Advertisement

Armenian Refugee Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement appealing for donations for the purpose of rebuilding damaged homes of martyred Armenian refugees during World War 1

Background imageRefugee Collection: Eve Curie

Eve Curie Labouisse (1904-2007) was a French and American writer, journalist and pianist. She fled to Britain in 1940 when the Germans occupied France. Date: circa 1940

Background imageRefugee Collection: Congo Democratic Republic Of The North Kivu Conflict

Congo Democratic Republic Of The North Kivu Conflict
congo, democratic, republic, of, the, north, kivu, conflict, refugee, camp, buhimba, people, africa, african, africans, congolean, congoleans, zaire, photography, photographies, photographic, wretch

Background imageRefugee Collection: Spanish Refugee Children near Southampton 1937

Spanish Refugee Children near Southampton 1937
Spanish children, refugees from the Spanish Civil War, enjoying their first meal at the North Stoneham Camp, near Southampton

Background imageRefugee Collection: Two members of Gibraltar's police force questioning a Spanish boy on the gang-way of a refugee

Two members of Gibraltar's police force questioning a Spanish boy on the gang-way of a refugee boat, August 1936. The Spanish Civil War, which started in the summer of 1936

Background imageRefugee Collection: REFUGEE IN ENGLAND

REFUGEE IN ENGLAND
Many opponents of Napoleon's regime take refuge in England : when one of them dies, his funeral at St Johns Wood cemetery is the occasion for a political gesture. Date: 1852

Background imageRefugee Collection: WWI: refugee living in beach hut, Ostend

WWI: refugee living in beach hut, Ostend
Vintage World War One photograph - WWI: refugee living in beach hut, Ostend

Background imageRefugee Collection: Page from the Illustrated London News showing the piles of possessions belonging to

Page from the Illustrated London News showing the piles of possessions belonging to refugees on roads in France during the Second World War. Date: 1940

Background imageRefugee Collection: Belgian refugees at Ostend, WW1

Belgian refugees at Ostend, WW1
Belgian refugees at Ostend - families living in beach huts escaping the German invasion, August 1914, at the start of the First World War. 1914

Background imageRefugee Collection: Refugees arriving at Champillon, France, WW1

Refugees arriving at Champillon, France, WW1
Refugees arriving at Champillon from Reims, 26 September 1914. 1914

Background imageRefugee Collection: Study for Exodus, by Frank Brangwyn, WW1

Study for Exodus, by Frank Brangwyn, WW1
Study for Exodus, by Frank Brangwyn, depicting Belgian civilian refugees fleeing their homes during the First World War. Brangwyn was Belgian by birth. circa 1918

Background imageRefugee Collection: Photograph used by Frank Brangwyn for Exodus painting

Photograph used by Frank Brangwyn for Exodus painting
Squared photograph used by the artist Frank Brangwyn for his Exodus painting, depicting Belgian civilian refugees fleeing their homes. Brangwyn was Belgian by birth. circa 1918

Background imageRefugee Collection: Kitchener Camp WWII

Kitchener Camp WWII
Refugees labouring at the Kitchener Camp Date: 1939-1945

Background imageRefugee Collection: Victims of communal rioting during the Partition of India

Victims of communal rioting during the Partition of India
Two victims of communal rioting during the period of the partition of India. Here, a bandaged member of a caravan of sikh refugees rests by the roadside during a halt from the often lengthy

Background imageRefugee Collection: A temporary sanctuary for Delhis hard pressed Muslims

A temporary sanctuary for Delhis hard pressed Muslims
A scene at the Jami Masjid Mosque where several hundreds of refugees, after fleeing from their burning homes, were accommodated until refugee camps were ready to receive them

Background imageRefugee Collection: First-aid post near the Jami Masjid Mosque in Old Delhi

First-aid post near the Jami Masjid Mosque in Old Delhi
Wounds being dressed at the post before the people were sent on to refugee camps which have had to be established on the outskirts of the city since the outbreak of communcal massacres

Background imageRefugee Collection: British troops halted by the wayside with their Bren carrier

British troops halted by the wayside with their Bren carrier, while the ceaseless stream of Belgian refugees file past, fleeing the German invaders on the Western Front during World War II Date

Background imageRefugee Collection: The Swiss National Day - 1st August

The Swiss National Day - 1st August
1st August 1915 - The Swiss National Day - celebrating the founding of the Swiss Confederacy. Painting by Henri van Muyden (1860-1936)

Background imageRefugee Collection: A Little Belgian Refugee by Charles Dana Gibson

A Little Belgian Refugee by Charles Dana Gibson
Sketch of a little Belgian refugee boy drawn by Charles Dana Gibson, better known for his illustrations of pretty Edwardian women known as the Gibson Girls. Date: 1914

Background imageRefugee Collection: Soldier with two refugee children, Tournai, Flanders, WW1

Soldier with two refugee children, Tournai, Flanders, WW1
A British solder holding two refugee children, a girl and a boy, at Tournai, Flanders, during the First World War. 26 October 1918

Background imageRefugee Collection: Belgian war orphans with Father Syoens WWI

Belgian war orphans with Father Syoens WWI
Group photograph of Belgian war orphan children brought to Detroit, U.S.A during World War One. Father Syoens, pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows, Roman Catholic Church

Background imageRefugee Collection: Russian Royal Princess escaping on the HMS Marlborough

Russian Royal Princess escaping on the HMS Marlborough
A number of surviving members of the Russian royal family escaped the country at the end of World War I (after the Revolution) from Yalta

Background imageRefugee Collection: Greek refugees at Gallipoli Town during Chanak Crisis

Greek refugees at Gallipoli Town during Chanak Crisis
Greek refugees at Gallipoli Town awaiting passports during the Chanak Crisis (Chanak Affair, Chanak Incident) - a war scare in September 1922 between Britain and Republic of Turkey

Background imageRefugee Collection: Pau Casals (1876-1973). Cellist, composer and conductor

Pau Casals (1876-1973). Cellist, composer and conductor
Pablo (Pau) Casals (1876-1973). Cellist, composer and conductor. Sculture. Montserrat Mountain. Barcelona province. Catalonia. Spain

Background imageRefugee Collection: Refugee Camp, Traiskirchen, Baden

Refugee Camp, Traiskirchen, Baden
Refugee Camp, Traiskirchen, near Vienna, Baden, Austria. Date: 1940s

Background imageRefugee Collection: French World War One refugees

French World War One refugees
Liberation: the freeing of the civil population. Rescued after living for four years in the enemy lines: a party of French refugees being conveyed to safety in Northern France after cessation of

Background imageRefugee Collection: Ellen McAllister, ninety-one years old, the oldest resident

Ellen McAllister, ninety-one years old, the oldest resident of Shawneetown, Illinois, is a flood refugee at Tent City camp. Date 1937 Apr

Background imageRefugee Collection: Refugee camp at the Purana Kila Fort

Refugee camp at the Purana Kila Fort
Indian Muslims fleeing New Delhi await admittance to the Purana Kila Fort

Background imageRefugee Collection: Partition in India - refugees at Willingdon airport, New Del

Partition in India - refugees at Willingdon airport, New Del
A family who lost every male member in the frontier fighting - a forlorn group of refugees at Willingdon airport, New Delhi

Background imageRefugee Collection: A Belgian refugee adopted by a British woman

A Belgian refugee adopted by a British woman
Choosing a new foster-sister: Mlle. Belgica becomes Miss Britannia. Impression of an actual event representing the visit of a young English woman to a Belgian refugee home in Ealing in 1914 to adopt

Background imageRefugee Collection: Serbian Children at Faversham National Childrens Home (NCH)

Serbian Children at Faversham National Childrens Home (NCH)
A group of refugee Serbian children at Faversham branch of the National Childrens Home (NCH). Date: circa 1918

Background imageRefugee Collection: The KFOR invasion passing Stenkovich refugee camp

The KFOR invasion passing Stenkovich refugee camp, just inside Macedonia, before crossing into Kosovo.One of 48 colour photographs taken by Sgt David John Miles

Background imageRefugee Collection: Russian Refugee children / teachers on HMS Marlborough

Russian Refugee children / teachers on HMS Marlborough
A number of surviving members of the Russian royal family escaped the country at the end of World War I (after the Revolution) from Yalta

Background imageRefugee Collection: Russian Refugee children on the HMS Marlborough at Moda

Russian Refugee children on the HMS Marlborough at Moda
A number of surviving members of the Russian royal family escaped the country at the end of World War I (after the Revolution) from Yalta

Background imageRefugee Collection: Greek sailing ship loaded with refugees during Chanak Crisis

Greek sailing ship loaded with refugees during Chanak Crisis
Greek sailing ship loaded with refugees during the Chanak Crisis (Chanak Affair, Chanak Incident) - a war scare in September 1922 between Britain and Republic of Turkey

Background imageRefugee Collection: Sea View Holiday Camp

Sea View Holiday Camp at Hunstanton, Norfolk, is only a little more attractive than a refugee camp, housing its guests in rows of assorted caravans. Date: circa 1930

Background imageRefugee Collection: Alexandre D arblay

Alexandre D arblay
ALEXANDRE D ARBLAY French General, a refugee, married Frances Fanny Burney, the English novelist, in 1793 Date: -



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