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TitleWooden barracks in Hoover Village
Date Created1949
DescriptionWooden barracks in Hoover Village. The dimension of each barrack was 16' X 48'. The photograph is found on page 8 of Vladmar Heitur's album titled "Estonians from Seabrook".
Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)
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TitleFrom Germany to Seabrook
Date Created1949-1955
DescriptionIn 1948, Congress passed the Displaced Persons Act. Beginning in April 1949, more than 650 Estonian displaced persons would join the labor force and residential community at Seabrook Farms.
Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)
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TitleEstonians in transit camp in Germany
Date Created1949-1955
DescriptionMost of the approximately 40,000 Estonians who ended up in the German Displaced Person camps fled with Nazi troops and officials after the Red Army reoccupied Estonia in the fall of 1944. By 1948,...
Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)
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TitleEstonian and Japanese women in front of doll display
Date Created1950
DescriptionA group of Estonian and Japanese women pose in front of a doll display in 1950, dressed in traditional costumes.
Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)
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TitleCub Scouts
Date Created1949
DescriptionGroup of young cub scouts gathered for a photograph. From Vladmar Heitur album entitled "Estonians from Seabrook: first years starting from 1949". Photograph found on page 31.
Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)
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TitleI remember life as an Estonian at Seabrook
AuthorKangur, Helge Tanme
Date Created1966-09-08
DescriptionIn this "I remember" memoir, Helge Kangur recalls her Estonian upbringing at Seabrook. She realizes now how fortunate she was to grow up in such a diverse community. The Seabrook Educational and...
Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970), 1945, 1950
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TitleThe first week at Seabrook for some of its Estonian residents, from the album “Eestlased Seabrookin: Esimesed Aastad Alates 1949," (Estonians from Seabrook: First Years Starting from 1949)
AuthorHeitur, Valdmar
Date Created1949
DescriptionThis photograph was featured in an album by Valdmar Heitur entitled "Estonians from Seabrook: first years starting from 1949". It was part of a chapter on the first week in Seabrook.
Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)
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TitlePeople in Hoover Village
Date Created1949
DescriptionThe structures of Hoover Village were hastily assembled after the federal housing reached capacity. Although these homes came equipped with indoor plumbing, in comparison to the migrant labor camps,...
Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)
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TitleFlag Day, June 14, 1954
Date Created1954-06-14
DescriptionScouting activity in front of Community House.
Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)
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TitleI remember Seabrook, 1949-1960
AuthorKeerdoja, Liina
Date Created1949-1960
DescriptionIn this "I remember" memoir, Estonian Liina Keerdoja recalls the uniquely diverse community of Seabrook. She feels that she has gained valuable skills in working with different people because of the...