Monday 23 September 2013

Red Star Line


Walked around Antwerp with Bart. We saw the museum to the Red Star Line which will open soon in Antwerp.
This was a shipping line which operated from about 1860 to 1930. Initially it carried cargo, then passengers, mostly from Eastern Europe to the USA.
There is a strong historical connection from migrants in America to this shipping line.

Around the museum there are many signs like this which record the histories of individual passengers:


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  1. Anonymous1:47 pm, September 23, 2013

    Now at long last we know what happened to Herman the German. Regards, Chris

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    1. Paul10:06 pm, September 23, 2013

      There were a lot of these signs, not only from Germany. But I think they all went to the US, so immigrants to Australia must have come by another route.

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  2. Anonymous9:58 am, September 25, 2013

    Mine sailed from Hamburg to Sydney. Regards Chris

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