Belgian war orphans with Father Syoens WWI
Group photograph of Belgian war orphan children brought to Detroit, U.S.A during World War One. Father Syoens, pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows, Roman Catholic Church, went to Eastern Flanders on a mission of mercy and brought back 116 Belgian war orphans. The children shown in the photograph at the immigration station were placed with families already established in the area and settled on Detroit
Picture No
11679271
Media ID
47676077
Size
5256px x 4155px
(2.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph in Illustreret Tidende', 19 September 1915, page 590
Date
August 1915
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