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Coffee for Hungarian refugees, 1957
Group of Hungarian refugees arrive in Stuart. The refugees were welcomed to town with a coffee and pastry station set up next to the Lyric Theater. -
Hungarian refugees off train, 1957
Group of 22 Hungarian refugees after arriving to Stuart on train on the night of 27 January 1957. -
Hungarian refugees, 1957
Group of 22 Hungarian refugees after arriving to Stuart on train on the night of 27 January 1957. According to the Stuart News (31 Jan 1957), the refugees were welcomed at the train station by Fr. George McKay. and Fr. Dominic Gullay.
The group was aided by the National Catholic Welfare Conference and were provided with jobs and homes. The newspaper also provides details about several of the refugees' experiences under Soviet occupation and during the uprising.Tags Refugees -
Hungarian refugees, 1957
Group gathered around a coffee station setup in front of the Lyric Theatre. In January 1957, six refugees from Hungary were brought to Stuart by the Catholic Relief Services.
In 1956, an uprising broke out in Hungary against the Soviet-backed communist government. The USSR responded with violent force, crushing the opposition and prompting many Hungarians to flee the country. James Henry Rand, a wealthy winter resident of Stuart, helped several refugee immigrant families who arrived in January 1957, often in the middle of the night. -
Portrait of refugees, c. 1955
Group of men, women and children. These refugees were brought to the area as part of the United States Escapee Program (as seen labeled on the bags held by a few of the refugees). -
Hungarian refugees, 1957
Group gathered around a coffee station setup in front of the Lyric Theatre. In January 1957, six refugees from Hungary (on left side of table) were brought to Stuart by the Catholic Relief Services. Stuart train station in the background.
In 1956, an uprising broke out in Hungary against the Soviet-backed communist government. The USSR responded with violent force, crushing the opposition and prompting many Hungarians to flee the country. James Henry Rand, a wealthy winter resident of Stuart, helped several refugee immigrant families who arrived in January 1957, often in the middle of the night. -
Cuban refugees and boat, 1960
On October 8, 1960, four Cuban refugees landed on the shores of Jupiter Island, having crossed the 300 miles from Santa Clara in a small boat over the course of four days. Photo captures the four refugees, three men and one woman, seated in or standing next to their boat. Nearly identical photo published in the Stuart News (13 Oct 1960). -
Cuban refugee, 1960
On October 8, 1960, four Cuban refugees landed on the shores of Jupiter Island, having crossed the 300 miles from Santa Clara in a small boat over the course of four days. Photo captures one of the refugees. -
Hungarian refugees, 1957
Eight people in front of the Lyric Theatre, with the taxi company and the "colored entrance" in view. In January 1957, six refugees from Hungary were brought to Stuart by the Catholic Relief Services. Left to right: Ferenc Nagy, Maria Nagy, Rozalia Csizmadia, Terez Kneifel, Pal Toth, Laszlo Kneifel, and two unidentified men.
In 1956, an uprising broke out in Hungary against the Soviet-backed communist government. The USSR responded with violent force, crushing the opposition and prompting many Hungarians to flee the country. James Henry Rand, a wealthy winter resident of Stuart, helped several refugee immigrant families who arrived in January 1957, often in the middle of the night.