Summary
Black and white passport photo of Alexander Caurs, circa 1950.
Alexander was born in Latvia in 1926, and migrated to Australia in 1948. He married Kateryna Caurs (nee Pimenow) who was born in 1915 in Luzk, Poland. A mechanical engineer, she worked with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) and later for the International Refugee Organisation (IRO). In 1950 Kateryna and her mother migrated to Australia.
Description of Content
Black and white passport photo of Alexander Caurs in suit and tie with a badge on his lapel.
Physical Description
Black and white image. Nothing on back. White border.
Significance
Statement of Historical Significance:
The Caurs collection represents the experiences of wartime dislocation and post-war immigration of a family from three cultural backgrounds, Polish, Latvian and Ukrainian. The principle story represented in the collection is that of Kateryna Caurs (nee Pimenow) and is one not often told, that of a professional educated woman, a mechanical engineer, whose qualifications were recognised in Australia.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Bequest from (Estate of) Mrs Kateryna Caurs, Geoffrey Park - McKean & Park
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Person Depicted
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
Migration, Processing - planning & departure, Identification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
8 cm (Length), 5.5 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Identifications, Immigration, Polish Communities, Polish Immigration, Russian Immigration, Settlement, Ukrainian Immigration
