Summary
German ration card issued to Karina Nartiss, for the period 1947-1948. 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
Rectangular buff coloured card, printed. Handwritten details o f card holder. Signatures and stamps on reverse side.
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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Place & Date Used
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Inscriptions
Landesarbeitsamt Wurttemberg-Baden/Meldekarte Nr.../.../fur den Bezug von Lebensmittelkarten (4. Folge)
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Classification
Migration, Processing - planning & departure, Identification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
21 cm (Length), 14.8 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
21 mm (Length), 14.8 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Displaced Persons, Immigration, Latvian Communities, Latvian Immigration, Ration Tickets, Rationing, Refugees, Settlement, Wars & Conflicts, World War II, 1939-1945
