Photograph of Arthur, Valerie and Walter Lederer
This silver gelatin photograph shows Arthur and Valerie Lederer with their son Walter, on a beach with palm trees. It was probably taken in Colombo, Ceylon, one of the ports they visited en route from Europe to Australia aboard SS ORAMA in 1939. As the scale of Nazi persecution against the Jews escalated prior to World War II, Arthur Lederer and his family fled from Austria to Australia via Czechoslovakia and Great Britain.
Read the story of the Lederer's here.
The Australian National Maritime Museum undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection. If you can identify a person, vessel or landmark, write the details in the Comments box below.
Object number 00015921 ANMM Collection Gift from Walter and Jean Lederer
The Australian National Maritime Museum will be holding an after-dark lightshow based on stories of migration from 26 January to 17 February 2013. Check the website for more information on 'Waves of Migration', and how you can tell share your migration story.
Photograph of Arthur, Valerie and Walter Lederer
This silver gelatin photograph shows Arthur and Valerie Lederer with their son Walter, on a beach with palm trees. It was probably taken in Colombo, Ceylon, one of the ports they visited en route from Europe to Australia aboard SS ORAMA in 1939. As the scale of Nazi persecution against the Jews escalated prior to World War II, Arthur Lederer and his family fled from Austria to Australia via Czechoslovakia and Great Britain.
Read the story of the Lederer's here.
The Australian National Maritime Museum undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection. If you can identify a person, vessel or landmark, write the details in the Comments box below.
Object number 00015921 ANMM Collection Gift from Walter and Jean Lederer
The Australian National Maritime Museum will be holding an after-dark lightshow based on stories of migration from 26 January to 17 February 2013. Check the website for more information on 'Waves of Migration', and how you can tell share your migration story.