Item ID	26639
Title	Trench dugout ready for water pipe line.
Reference Code	NY_15743
Description	A pipe runs along the side of a road in Sosua, Dominican Republic, supplying water to Jewish refugees who have turned a 26,000 acre tract into a colony. The colonists used 150,000 pounds of pipes and supplies of plumbing equipment form the US to bring water to settler's homes. Jewish settlers came to the Dominican Republic after the 1938 invitation of Rafael Trujillo, the country's strongman.
City / Town	Sosua	similar items
Country	Dominican Republic	similar items
Dates	1/9/41
Decade	1940	similar items
Photo Date Description	circa. January 09, 1941	similar items
Project / Special Operation	DORSA	similar items
Photographer	Dr. Kurt Schnitzer, Photo Conrado	similar items
Publication/Exhibition Info	Sosua, Refugee Haven in the Caribbean	similar items
Size	7 x 7
Format	Print

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