Eastern Eye: A Nova Scotia Filmography ~ 1899-1973

Fifty thousandth displaced person 

Production Date:   1949

Synopsis – the liner Samaria approaches and refugees disembark. A refugee named Ausma Levalds is chosen as the 50,000 displaced person. She is given gifts by various officials and we follow her and her family to their new home.

Repository:   National Film Board of Canada, Stock Shot Library

Subjects:
Samaria (Vessel)
Refugees
Emigration and Immigration
World War II, 1939 1945 - Displaced persons

Genre:
Newsreels

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