In the Powazki barracks at Warsaw are quartered several hundred Russians who fled from Moscow and Petrograd during the reign of terror. It took them almost a year to make their way to France by was of the Black Sea ports and the Mediterranean. The A.R.C. then aided them to reach Poland and this picture shows them upon their arrival By Red Cross train. Several of the refugees are very wealthy Russians but lost all their possessions when they fled. Lieut. J.W. Van Wert, of Detroit, one of the Red Cross convoyers from Paris to Warsaw is shown in the picture

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In the Powazki barracks at Warsaw are quartered several hundred Russians who fled from Moscow and Petrograd during the reign of terror. It took them almost a year to make their way to France by was of the Black Sea ports and the Mediterranean. The A.R.C. then aided them to reach Poland and this picture shows them upon their arrival By Red Cross train. Several of the refugees are very wealthy Russians but lost all their possessions when they fled. Lieut. J.W. Van Wert, of Detroit, one of the Red Cross convoyers from Paris to Warsaw is shown in the picture

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Summary

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC Paris Office.
Group title: Poland (Refugees)
On caption card: (E1083)
Used in: Ex. Tech. Trade & Cl. Jr.
Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc
Temp note: Batch 10

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Date

01/01/1919
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Location

Poland
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "American National Red Cross photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/717_anrc.html

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