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- Title
- 'Sweet Land of Liberty.'
- Description
- From the deck of the U.S. Army Transport General Black, some of the 813 displaced persons aboard wave greeting to the United States, land of their new home, as the ship nears its pier in New York, Oct. 30. The immigrants are first to be admitted to this country under the new displaced persons bill.
- Creator Name(s)
- Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
- Date Created
- 1948, October 30, 1948, October 30, 1948
- Name Subject(s)
- Religious News Service--Archives.
- Topical Subject(s)
- Refugees--Europe., Refugees--Transportation--New York (State)--New York., Passenger ships--New York (State)--New York., Humanitarian assistance, American--Europe.
- Geographic subjects
- Europe., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., Europe., New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
- Physical Location
- RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 18, image no. P-7861; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
- Identifier (local)
- RNS-RG1_P-7861
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:148421
- Title
- Priest greets a tiny DP.
- Description
- Little displaced person Lydia Fedial, six, one of the 813 DP's to arrive here today on the U.S. Transport General Black finds herself among friends she likes as she accepts some candy from the Rev. Joseph P. Koncous, president of the United Lithuanian Relief, one of the many organizations whose representatives met the ship when it docked late this afternoon. Lydia, with a foresight that does credit to her years, is clutching a book on basic English in her other hand.
- Date Created
- 1948, October 30, 1948
- Name Subject(s)
- Religious News Service--Archives., United Lithuanian Relief Fund of America., Koncous, Joseph P., Fedial, Lydia.
- Topical Subject(s)
- Refugees--Europe., Refugee children--Europe., Refugees--New York (State)--New York., Church work with refugees--New York (State)--New York., English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
- Geographic subjects
- , , , , , , , , , , , , Europe., , , Europe., , , New York (State), New York., , New York (State), New York., , , , , , , , New York (N.Y.), , , , North and Central America--United States--------New York--New York----, ------------
- Physical Location
- RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 18, image no. C-7860; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
- Identifier (local)
- RNS-RG1_C-7860
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:148568
