Rita Dzerins, Bradford, 1949
This portrait of Rita (then Dundurs) was made to send home to family in Latvia shortly after she moved to the UK as part of the European Voluntary Workers Scheme.
Courtesy of Ingrid Dzerins
Read more of the Dzerins family story here.
Details
- Archive number: Dzerins20250517_0006
- Tags: European Voluntary Workers Scheme, Latvian community, Migration
- Decade: 1940s
- Theme: Studio Portraits
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