A goat-drawn transport
. . . A small cart pulled by a goat, captured in a photograph taken in 1942 or 1943 on the island of São Miguel, in the Azores. It is not the only image of this kind taken on the … Read more
Happiness and sorrow on Armistice Day
The postcard is dated May 9, 1945 — one day after Germany’s surrender — and the postal stamps indicate that it was likely sent two days later. It is signed by Alice, who lives in Porto, North Portugal, and is … Read more
Rodrigues de Sá, Joaquim
Saylor on Greek Ship Granicos Birth place – Válega, Ovar Birth date – Death date – Father – Francisco Rodrigues Mother – Maria Rodrigues In July 1943, the Portuguese authorities received information from the consular services in Italy that Joaquim … Read more
The footsteps of Pamela Ann Moore
. Pamela Ann Moore was a young English woman who arrived in Portugal in the spring or summer of 1942, after escaping from France, where she had been arrested by the Germans soon after they invaded the country. This photograph … Read more
Survivors of the Ekatontarchos Dracoulis landed in Peniche
Ekatontarchos Dracoulis (Greece) Captain: Type: Steam Merchant Tonnage: 7511 GT Owner: George A. Dracoulis Homeport: Ithaka Built: UK (1918) On the afternoon of January 22, 1940, the Spanish trawler Anton Fontana anchored off Peniche, carrying 10 crew members from the Greek … Read more
A letter from a German living in Porto
. Panoramic view of Porto. Photograph published in the June 1941 edition of Panorama Magazine. Max Arglebe, a German citizen who lived in porto during the Second World War, wrote, on 10 March 1940, a letter that not only portrays … Read more
Castaways from the Rio Claro left in the Azores
Rio Claro (GB) Captain: John Ainsley Robson Type: Steam Merchant Tonnage: 4086 Gt Owner: Thompson Steamshipping Co Ltd, London Homeport: London Built: Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks, UK (1922) On 11 September 1939, the Dutch ship Stad Maastricht entered the port of Faial, in the … Read more
Hearing Heil Hitler in the streets of Lisbon
. . Terreiro do Paço in Lisbon. Photograph taken by Roger Kahan, a Jewish refugee and professional photographer who photographed the Portuguese capital in late 1940. (Picture: Roger Kahan – Revista Panorama Magazine (1946)) “Another category of foreigners attracts the … Read more
Luz, Eduardo João da
Saylor on the Greek Ship Dimitris Birth place – S. João Batista, Santo Antão – Cabo Verde Birth date – 10/01/1904 Death date – Father –João José da Luz Mother –Sinhorinha Franscisca Lima Eduardo João da Luz was … Read more
Penafiel, next to the shooting range
. . We don’t know the name of the soldier in the photographs… Nor the names of the others who appear with him, looking cheerful. He was just another young man training to be a soldier while a world-sized war … Read more
