| HAVEN - QUAKERS ESTABLISH NY REFUGEE FARM Austrian and German refugees take part in an Americanisation programme at a Quaker camp. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6385 |
| Catalog #: | 54030 | |
| Clip Number: | 54030-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 38/74 | |
| Timecode: | 01:32:31 - 01:33:23 | |
| Location: | West Park, New York | |
| Year Shot: | 1938 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | IMMIGRATION: Political Asylum LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York State RELIGION: Christianity, Quakers | |
| Description: | "HAVEN - QUAKERS ESTABLISH NY REFUGEE FARM". West Park, New York, United States of America. At West Park, American Friends Service Committee (Quakers) we see several shots of Austrian and German refugees of various ages sitting on steps and chairs outside a building and learning about the American way of life in 'Americanisation Classes'. Adults and children work together in picking fruit and vegetables in fields on the Quaker camp. Commentator says the program is designed to re-establish the refugees socially and spiritually. Several shots of young people diving into a lake and swimming about. The Austrain and Germans are refugees from Hitler. | |
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