Scenes inside the zinc refinery in Katowice, the largest industrial town of Upper Silesia, Poland. She was reinstated on the Navy List on 28 April 1950. More shots, families getting off trains. CUs of young Austrian boys looking at the advertisements. Repeat of the horses rushing down the hillside, driven by soldiers, rather random/staged looking battle scenes, one of the soldiers is on a field phone in one of the MCUs. I believe that I was a passenger on this ship from a DP camp in Austria with my mother and twin sister. Catholic nun teacher leads group of young children. There is a lumber yard at the docks. Military review of airplanes and tanks. The third trim is a low angle MCU of a religious procession in Lowicz, Poland, featured are clergy and townspeople. Goats grazing in brick ruins. INT, women sorting zinc at refinery in Zakopane, Poland. MLS, a farming family in the field, in the BG a Gothic looking church. Others seated, write in diaries, then march on. Man demonstrates guillotine. Several CUs of destroyed pieces of equipment being inspected by the group of men, a CU of a piece of cloth from the parachute seen earlier in this sequence at 01:03:07:28: revealing some marking and possibly a date of manufacture- difficult to make this out very well on screen. CU men smoking pipes. Shadow of blade falling. EXT children slide at a playground. Men review Subscriptions and Advertisements for a local newspaper. He reads the boxing magazine and shakes his head. They are fingerprinted as well. Men seen through an open window. IRO Status S (Building is the one JB photographed in 1939 with sandbags and "Wagonslits" sign in Photo Archives W/S 47396). Cut to a horse-drawn carriage and its driver in Krakow's theater district. Two orthodox Jews arguing in the street in the Jewish quarter of Krakow at the main market square at the intersection of ul. She pours from a bottle into the mug of a Soviet soldier. CU soldier drinking. Parents with their child. was the first American troopship to carry European refugees to their new homes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where they could become farmers or factory workers. Lit candles with a brick wall and image of the cross in the BG. Interiors with students at desks writing and a female teacher. All signage is in German. DPs wave and the train departs. VS, barges on a river, train heading toward the camera, then moving away from camera, factory sequence and pan of Austrian hillside. EXT men and women in traditional costume dancing. Film taken prewar. CU, red metal sign for a medical clinic in Warsaw. The film then ends on shots of young, healthy children in postwar Poland, eating bread. A windmill and tree silhouetted against fog. Horse drawn cart passes hauling dirt or rubble. (03:07) Map of Europe with POLAND labeled. Children playing in the rubble in the streets of a destroyed, unidentified city. More LSs of Nazi elite, including Goering, Goebbels, Hess, and others standing in middle of Nuremberg's square. 3:35 Woman walks into a room holding a cup of tea. MCU and CU of dockworkers in Gdynia, loading materials onto ships for transport. Several children are running around near the platform, some look curiously at the camera. Open car full of young people driving on a winding road through the hills. Two boys boxing in a ring before an audience of boys. A goat nurses her kid with a bombed out building in the BG. CU, man inspecting a chicken for sale. Man walking around with a sign advertising the film premiere of the 1936 American film, and Oscar winner, "Anthony Adverse." CUs of graves. 01:08:25:20: Swimming pool, the boys how to dive with a coach, VS, CUs of the coach positioning their bodies, shot from behind, then seen in reverse angle from the front, shot from the opposite side of the pool; more horseplay in the pool. LS of country home, nurses seated at a table on the terrace, examining the woman, they ask her questions, write down her responses, etc. Old Town Square. 01:12:55 HAS, Shanghai city in 1947. Peasants baking bread, harvesting grain, going about their daily lives in this rural, mountainous region. Title cards read THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FOUNDATION PRESENTS then POLAND, THE COUNTRY AND THE PEOPLE, and additional credits appear over an illustration of a flag with the Polish eagle. The Country and the People 387.2432 KLU A good series on passenger liners. Several displaced persons gather around the Canadian representatives at their desk at the processing center (staged). Great Passenger Ships of the World series. 01:07:22 Two official men stand at a microphone next to the train and read from papers, a crowd listens. Three nurses look at photos of a bombed hospital from "Siege" book, the shots that follow include Julien Bryan in the frame. A woman pulling herself out of the water. Two men go through wooden crates and hand out clothing and home supplies to women and children. Animation begins of New York City buildings and trains as the woman gives voiceover. Men talk, upright plaque on table in FG. Warsaw burning [most likely stock news footage] at 01:18:32, followed by shots of Poles taking to the streets of Warsaw to dig trenches to protect against the ongoing Germany army attack. At 01:14:04:02 LS, a large group of civilians walking around on a field, there are Polish military regiments lined up along the field as well-buildings are visible in the distance. People wait in line for bread. HJ, motorcycle. INT: boys playing board games and pool. CU woman washing her hands, factory in BG. Young people discussing the United States by their car. The exact location, date, and purpose of the religious service are unknown. VS of boats in the harbor, a captain aboard his ship, etc. One of the boys falls to the ground, dramatically tries to rise, but stays down. Parade for economic recovery (ECA) activities passes, including a band and a float of the Holland America Westerdam ship. EXT USA INFORMATION CENTER'' building with American flags. She begins talking about the United States and New York City. 01:10:53:16: children and women gathered in a doorway, quick cut to more rubble, several quick shots of refugees looking bewildered; CU of an overturned pushcart; civilians talk and point nervously with soldiers; citizens brigades in the street standing guard;CUs of posters, anti-German propaganda. anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild LLC. CU audience. A city street is blocked off by a train that has derailed in the center of the street. Teacher sees boys looking at paper during class and takes it away. The peasant women turns and takes a break from gathering to look at the camera. Several shots of Jewish men in orthodox garb, with beards, standing on street corners talking and suspiciously watching the camera, one covers his face, and they move along. At right, Red Cross workers are passing out doughnuts and coffee to the men. Young children playing in a courtyard, moving large twigs around the street as an elderly woman watches them, preparing for the harvest festival of Sukkot beneath the archway made famous in an iconic Roman Vishniac photograph. **From Julien Bryan's film "Poland the Country and the People" released in 1948.**. Scrolling title card with years 1940 to 1944 with flames. VS of the bystanders, young boys watch the parade perched in the trees along the parade route, young women in traditional costume line the parade route, all signs of Polish solidarity. VS of a building under construction seen first in LS, and then in CU the men working there. CU Smiling woman with her arm around the man. INT, posters. Student accommodations. CUs, boys. Marketplaces - women selling flowers. The refugees speak to each other, to the IRO staff that are helping them, and to the camera. INT, CU of a man wearing a uniform with an elaborate hat, a fez with a large plume and a metallic embroidered emblem in the center of a hammer and anvil. Soviet soldier with bouquet of flowers gives woman a kiss. 01:12:17: Dead horse, covered in lime, being dragged from the middle of the street by a group of men. Sequence of outtakes. Upside down slate reads DAY 28 INT 1 ECA. Two men carefully lower a large spool of wire onto something. CU of a brick oven that remained intact. Float of a beetle: STAATSVIJANDA. More parade floats, one with girls with a large heart engraved with THANK YOU MARSHALL. People look out of windows. EXT, VS, M. Finkelstein's haberdashery in the Jewish quarter of Krakow, Poland. Boats in river, barge. Research family history relating to the Holocaust and explore the Museum's collections about individual survivors and victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution. HAS, beach. INT Hospital hallway lined with nurses tending to babies. Sequence repeats. Polish military on horseback, using artillery, and machine guns. VS of the ships and the cranes along the docks. VS of destruction; people climbing over rubble, looking for their belongings that may remain in the wreckage of their homes. A girl runs on the playground, her head covered with a scarf. Additional street scenes of pedestrians and vehicles. VS, EXT, peasants in traditional dress processing through village to religious church ceremony in Lowicz, Poland. Instructor shows a boy how to hold his head and fists. U.S. INT, room of people being groomed. Refugees gather with their belongings to begin their journey to Canada. The teacher? ), a YMCA staff member and prisoner during World War II. CU, shoulder patch of a Danish soldier. EXT, LS, zinc refinery, ducks are visible waddling across the lawn in the BG. The Wawel castle is visible in BG. Re: Where can I find immigration records? Julien Bryan's book "Siege" (1940) has a passage that tells this story. Men observing and discussing guillotine. Voice over in Russian. This is shot from the train- so Bryan and his cameraman are on the train en route to somewhere, or they hopped on the train to take the shots from this point of view- there seem to be several soldiers on board the train. Wide views of the train station. Polish propaganda posters. (08:25) EXT Horse drawn carts on dirt roads. She maintained this pattern until being placed in Reduced Operational Status at New York 29 April 1955. However a member here pointed me to History Hub which has the actual passenger manifest with our names on it and is free to view.we arrived March 12th, 1951.what a great find! CU men at desks drawing three dimensional letters, one of the men has a prosthetic leg. Men and women gathered in a room with bookshelves, looking at a booklet together. INT of the factory: men at work, VS. A rail car pulls up to the station. Textbook and magazine with a boxer on the cover. Reel 2. Cut back to the countryside. More shots of the family sifting through the rubble, END. LS, amusements along river - children playing. People and dog walk about the property (hunting party?). INTs of church, Mrs. Roosevelt speaking from podium, clergy seated in formal dress for the official visit. 01:10:05:25 A young priest is present as well. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, "USS General M.B. Opening the book BEYOND TRAGEDY by Reinhold Niebuhr. EXT, low angle shot of castle tower. 01:11:07:00 CU, shot from low angle of a destroyed church, followed by beautiful shots of two little girls walking hand in hand through the destroyed streets of Warsaw, covered in snow. Port records listing the names of departing or arriving passengers are called passenger lists. VS, the inhabitants of this area setting up makeshift homes outside, pots of water, trying to clean up, and clean themselves off, etc. Passersby turn toward the camera. This scene was shot in the Pancraz prison in Prague postwar. The women walk down a dirt road in the village past rows of small houses. Castle in mountains, train in FG, river, fast train, mountainside. Train. Amusement area, building: "Im Gelsheimer Krug". Film ID 3073 = 35mm black and white nitrate positive with sound Good CUs of teenage boys and girls as they enter the school up the stairs, including Ellen Rosenthal. Seeking passenger list for USS General Stewart, 21 March 1951 - Immigration and Naturalization Records Forum - Immigration and Naturalization Records - History Hub Forums - Thread Details Not Answered 8 replies 124 subscribers 98 views 0 members are here Thread Options RSS Tags More Seeking passenger list for USS General Stewart, 21 March 1951 A credit now appears that reads "THE END." These are the shots that he took while standing on the roof of the American Embassy in Warsaw, Poland in September of 1939 as the Germans began their air attack of the city. Excellent CUs of the Polish people. Man leads a seated audience in song with accompanying hand gestures. EXT, city scenes from a moving tram. Small groups read books together outside. Woman in window with religious statue. Man repairing one of the machines, CUs. Cut to a CU of a framed painting of a woman or man in medieval dress, holding a chalice in one hand and a sword in the other (biblical painting?). CU of baby with some damage to its skull at 01:08:45:02. Cut to the streets of Krakow, many people moving about, lots of activity, a religious Jew carrying a large parcel walks down the street, a peasant woman carrying a large pack on her back walks behind him, they both turn and enter a building (unmarked). An icon image of the Madonna and Child hangs above the board. Quick shot of a bridge over the Vistula River. Short clip of a large military procession of Polish troops, including cannons, horses, etc. Cattle grazing. Older man using oxen to run a grain threshing machine. In an appeal heard in 1981, OSHA's view prevailed. The doctor palpates a small childs chest and listens to her breathing. The collection sheds new light on the experience of people struggling to defend themselves from Nazi persecution and to rebuild their countries and their lives. VS, Warsaw street scenes, an occasional peasant is visible in the crowd, but for the most part they are all well-dressed city folk. Horse and cart passing on street in front of building with DZWIGI sign. This passenger list contains individuals and families that migrated to Australia after World War II from various European countries, including Germany, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, etc. Seen from rear, crowd salutes in stadium stands at the Nazi Party Rally; pan down to bookstore built in the stands. Cut to MS, three women in the field digging for potatoes, CU of an injured woman. Everyone seems very happy, even the children, some have looks of bewilderment on their faces. Women walking past netting. End scenes of Gdynia, begin brief sequence of street scenes of Gdansk, also in the northwestern corner of Poland. MSs, CUs children boarding ship. Boys lace up boxing gloves. 01:03:55:00: INT MCU of a male instructor at a blackboard. **From Julien Bryan's film "Poland the Country and the People" released in 1948, shot 1936-1937.**. EXT, CU, young schoolchildren walking with teacher, and nun, location unknown. People get out of cars, Netherlands flag in BG. Sequence of modern shop windows in the city, including a fabric store, a clothing store, a food market, and a hair salon. 01:04:07 Multiple takes, at end of shift, worker takes his bicycle and rides it around the EXT of the factory building past other employees. White flags drape the gates to the cemetery. Boy runs by with newspapers under his arm. Two men join him. Children playing tag in the street. INTs, women work at sewing machines. CUs of young girl smiling at 01:02:33, then boy, then group of children. CU Female doctor speaking while wearing a stethoscope. **, Sequence of outtakes begins with German planes flying overhead in 1939 during the German invasion of Poland. CU CATERPILLAR on side of tractor. Dutch flags on buildings. She then departed San Francisco 26 June for Atlantic operations. EXT, Young women in peasant dress line parade route in Warsaw, Poland. Street scenes, trolley, storefronts in Czechoslovakia. CUs, St. Vitus Cathedral and statues on the Charles Bridge. CU men at the machines. Paintings and sculptures located on the west and south walls of Room 3 are also shown. (06:44) Street in Prague with trolley going by. They process to a cemetery gate, purchase candles for graves. EXT, market square, city unknown. Woman stands and speaks. Capitol building. Shots, street scenes. 01:01:53:14 CU: journalist and Polish soldier, soldier demonstrates how one of the guns on the plane would have worked. Art, theatre, music, photo magazines etc. Several people standing on a train platform as the train pulls into the station. Horses/cart in FG. reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by Each truck seems to have three coffins stacked in it. Peasant family - INTs of home, cooking, eating bread. Poster advertising comedians Dzigan and Schumacher in the BG - the show was on display from May to November 1937. . CU boys write in notebooks with pens. 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