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Voyage of the St. Louis - Photograph

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Gustav Schroeder, captain of the "St. Louis," on the day of the ship's departure from Hamburg. [LCID: 88372] — Gustav Schroeder, captain of the St. Louis, on the day of the ship's departure from Hamburg. Neither Cuba nor the US granted refuge to the ship's passengers. Germany, May 13, 1939.
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Belgian officials at the gangplank of the "St. Louis" after the ship was forced to return to Europe from Cuba. [LCID: 02975] — Belgian officials at the gangplank of the St. Louis after the ship was forced to return to Europe from Cuba. Belgium granted entry to some of the passengers. Antwerp, Belgium, June 1939.
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The "St. Louis," carrying Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, arrives in the port of Antwerp after Cuba and the United States denied ... [LCID: 81301] — The St. Louis, carrying Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, arrives in the port of Antwerp after Cuba and the United States denied it landing. Belgium, June 17, 1939.
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The "St. Louis," carrying more than 900 Jewish refugees, waits in the port of Hamburg. [LCID: 88358] — The St. Louis, carrying more than 900 Jewish refugees, waits in the port of Hamburg. The Cuban government denied the passengers entry. Hamburg, Germany, 1939.
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Passengers aboard the "St. Louis." These refugees from Nazi Germany were forced to return to Europe after both Cuba and the US denied ... [LCID: 88245] — Passengers aboard the St. Louis. These refugees from Nazi Germany were forced to return to Europe after both Cuba and the United States denied them refuge. May or June 1939.
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Jewish refugees aboard the refugee ship "St. Louis." [LCID: 80285] — Jewish refugees aboard the refugee ship "St. Louis." The ship was denied entry into Cuba and the United States in 1939. Germany, 1939.
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Refugees from Nazi Germany on board the "St. Louis" en route to Cuba. [LCID: 88361] — Refugees from Nazi Germany on board the St. Louis en route to Cuba. The passengers were denied entry into Cuba and the US and were forced to return to Europe. 1939.
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Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany board the "St. Louis." [LCID: 85512] — Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany board the St. Louis. The ship would be denied entry into Cuba and the United States and forced to return to Europe. Hamburg, Germany, May 13, 1939.
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Boarding pass for Dr. Walter Weissler for a voyage on the "St. [LCID: 88371] — Boarding pass for Dr. Walter Weissler for a voyage on the St. Louis from Hamburg to Havana. When Cuban authorities refused the passengers entry, Weissler returned to France, where he survived in hiding. He died in Paris in 1996. Hamburg, Germany. Date of pass, May 13, 1939.
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Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, passengers on the "St. [LCID: 81302] — Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, passengers on the St. Louis, disembark in the port of Antwerp. Cuba and the United States denied entry to these refugees. Belgian police guard the gangway. Antwerp, Belgium, June 17, 1939.
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