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Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | | Date: 2008 | | Notes: A plaque inside the Pier 21, Canada's Immigration Museum reads: "In the decade immediately following the Second War War, Canada received about one and a quarter million immigrants from Europe. The newcomers consisted of dependents of returning Canadian servicemen and people dislocated by the conflict and its aftermath in their homelands. Most of them arrived by sea, with Halifax serving as the major port of entry. Here, at Pier 21, reception facilities served the immigrants as the first point of contact with their new country. The successful integration of these new Canadians was at once a cause and a consequence of Canada's postwar prosperity." | Contributed by: Sue Alfieri
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Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | | Date: 2008 | | Notes: A plaque inside Pier 21, Canada's Immigration Museum reads: "This site [Pier 21] witnessed the arrival of approximately one million immigrants, who have enriched the cultural mosaic of Canada. Opened in 1928, Pier 21 served as one of Canada's principal reception centres for immigrants until it closed in 1971. It typifies the large, self-contained immigration facilities that the Canadian government had begun to establish at major ports near the turn of the 20th century. The staff at Pier 21 handled large volumes of immigrants rapidly, checking their citizenship and medical condition, and providing quarantine, detention, customs and social services." | Contributed by: Sue Alfieri
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Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | | Date: 2008 | | Notes: A plaque inside Pier 21, Canada's Immigration Museum reads: "Between 1942 and 1948 some 48,000 women, accompanied by 22,000 children, mostly from Great Britain, landed here at Pier 21 as wives of Canadian servicemen stationed abroad during the Second World War. The high number of these wartime romances prompted the federal government to provide the new spouses with transportation to Canada and information about their adopted country. Across Canada, war bride clubs helped the women adapt to new customs and surroundings. In the succeeding generation, the war brides collectively strengthened many Canadians' emotional links with Britain." | Contributed by: Sue Alfieri
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Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | | Date: 2008 | | Notes: The photo was taken inside Pier 21, Canada's Immigration Museum, by the contributor. | Contributed by: Sue Alfieri
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Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | | Date: 2008 | | Notes: The photo was taken inside Pier 21, Canada's Immigration Museum, by the contributor. | Contributed by: Sue Alfieri
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Pier 21, Halifax, N.S., Canada | | Date: 1963 | | Notes: The photo was taken at Pier 21 by photographer, Ken Elliot, in 1963. The photo is part of the Ken Elliot Collection of the Pier 21 Society. Permission to use the photo (Image # 12 Customs Officer) was granted by Pier 21, Canada's Immigration Museum. For further information and free viewing of the entire Ken Elliot Collection visit: www.pier21.ca. | Contributed by: Courtesy of the Ken Elliot Collection of the Pier 21 Society
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Pier 21, Halifax, N.S., Canada | | Date: 1963 | | Notes: The photo was taken at Pier 21 by photographer, Ken Elliot, in 1963. The photo is part of The Ken Elliot Collection of the Pier 21 Society. Permission to use the photo (Image # 5 Woman with Child) was granted by Pier 21, Canada's Immigration Museum. For further information and free viewing of the entire Ken Elliot Collection visit: www.pier21.ca. | Contributed by: Courtesy of the Ken Elliot Collection of the Pier 21 Society
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Pier 21, Halifax, N.S., Canada | | Date: 1963 | Notes: The photo was taken at Pier 21 by photographer, Ken Elliot, in 1963. The photo is part of The Ken Elliot Collection of the Pier 21 Society. Permission to use the photo (Image # 19 Wine Press Baggage) was granted by Pier 21, Canada's Immigration Museum. For further information and free viewing of the entire Ken Elliot Collection visit: www.pier21.ca.
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Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | | Date: 2008 | | Notes: The photo was taken inside Pier 21, Canada's Immigration Museum, by the contributor. | Contributed by: Sue Alfieri
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Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | | Date: 2008 | | Notes: In the 1910s more men than women immigrated to Canada. Generally men came without their families, found employment, saved some money and then sent for their loved ones in the old country. Because many women and children arrived at Pier 21 without their spouse Immigration Service took care to help them out. Many young families were escorted to the train station and serviced by female conductresses. For more information visit: www.pier21.ca.... The photo was taken inside Pier 21, Canada's Immigration Museum, by the contributor. | Contributed by: Sue Alfieri
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