Possessions Collection (page 3)

The Polish emigrant exodus, early 20th century

Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, New York City, USA, c1905. Ellis Island served as the main immigration point for the US from 1892-1943, processing some 20 million immigrants

The Japanese are not slave to possessions. Most can move house by hand-cart, c1900, (1921). From Mysterious Japan, by Julian Street. [Doubleday, Page & Company, New York & Toronto, 1921]

A move in Slumopolis, London, c1901 (1901). From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1901]

British troops hold out in Louvain as refugees leave the city, 1940, (1940). 15th May 1940, British Expeditionary Forces evacuated Louvain, Belgium. British Official Photograph

Digger on the tramp, Australia, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Digger on the tramp, Australia, 1879. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879

En Route for the Gold Fields, Australia, 1887. Artist: William Hatherell
En Route for the Gold Fields, Australia, 1887

The pawn office at Merthyr-Tydfil, Wales, 1875. Mining families pawn possessions during the lock-out in South Wales. A print from The Illustrated London News, (20 February 1875)

Robinson Crusoe Saving His Goods out of the wreck of the Ship, c1719. Illustration from Daniel Defoes The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner

Refugees from the north waiting for a guide to find them lodgings, Paris, World War I, 1914-1918. French postcard

The Gate at Clichy during the Defence of Paris, 30th March 1814, (1904). A reproduction of the painting by Emile Jean Horace Vernet. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 3rd April 1904

The Expulsion of the Poor from the Slums, 1895. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
The Expulsion of the Poor from the Slums, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 23rd June 1895

Belgian refugees with their bicycles and possessions outside the Gare du Nord, Paris, July 1940
Belgian refugees with their possessions outside the Gare du Nord, Paris, July 1940. Belgians who had fled to France ahead of the German invasion preparing to return home after the fall of France

French refugees returning home after the fall of France to the Germans, Paris, July 1940

Refugees with their luggage at the Gare de l Est, Paris, August 1940. People who had fled the German invaders preparing to return to their homes after Frances defeat

Refugees leaving a Normandy town, France, World War II, 1940-1944

Refugees returning home, Paris, July 1940. People who had fled the German invaders returning to their homes after Frances defeat

Families leaving their village bombarded during the Normandy landings, France, 1944

Refugees with their belongings, German-occupied Paris, July 1940

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