Summary
Medical Certificate issued to Karina Zars in Stuttgart, Germany, dated 1 December 1945. Born in Latvia in 1925, Karina married Alozijs Nartiss in 1946, their daughter Liga was born in 1947. They migrated to Australia in 1949 after spending time in a displaced persons camp in Ludwigsburg in West Germany from 1948-49. In Australia Karina, who had trained as a dancer, worked as a photographic model and was featured on the last paper 10 Pound note, issued in 1956.
Physical Description
White rectangular certificate printed on paper with typewritten details and black and white photograph stapled to certificate.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Performing Arts Museum, 13 Aug 1991
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Place & Date Issued
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Issued To
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Inscriptions
Hautklinik des/stadt Krankenhauses Stgt/Arztliche Bescheinigung. UNRRA/Zars Karina.
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Classification
Migration, Processing - planning & departure, Medical records
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
21 cm (Length), 14.7 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
21 mm (Length), 14.7 mm (Height)
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Dimensions
210 mm (Width), 148 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Keywords
Displaced Persons, Ethnic Groups, Health Checks, Healthcare & Medicine, Immigration, Latvian Communities, Latvian Immigration, Marriage Customs & Rites, Refugees, Wars & Conflicts, World War II, 1939-1945