Item ID	26647
Title	Settler's houses surrounded by palm trees.
Reference Code	NY_15751
Description	Most of the Jewish settlement in the Dominican Republic looks like this as seen on 01/09/1941. When building was begun, the settlers imported from the US 120,000 square feet of metal roofing, 500 gallons of paint and more than 4000 pounds of nails. They used lumber from their own woods. Jewish settlers, many from Germany and Austria, 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	1941
Decade	1940	similar items
Photo Date Description	circa. January 09, 1941	similar items
Project / Special Operation	DORSA	similar items
Selected Search Code	Terra	similar items
Size	5 x 9
Format	Print

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