Summary
Registration Card issued to Karina Nartiss by the Ludwigsburg Resettlement Centre, circa 1948-1949. The card states she has registered for Australia as a destination country.
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
Buff coloured printed card with name of destination and name handwritten in pencil and number in red pencil.
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
On Card: 'REGISTERED FOR Australia/Name: Nartiss Karina/Nominal roll number: D196/477 [text in German]
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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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Overall Dimensions
10.5 cm (Length), 7.5 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
10.5 mm (Length), 7.5 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Displaced Persons, Immigration, Latvian Communities, Latvian Immigration, Refugees, Settlement