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  • Book/Printed Material
    Memorandum of the Latvian Central Council, 17 March, 1944.
    Latvijas Centrālās Padomes Memorands. Rīga, 1944. gada 17. marts
    The Latvian Central Council was created on March 13, 1943, by representatives of Latvia's largest prewar political parties. Latvia had gained its independence from Russia at the end of World War I, but in June 1940 the country was occupied by the Red Army and in August 1940 it was forcibly incorporated into the Soviet Union. In June 1941, Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet…
    • Contributor: Latvian Central Council
    • Date: 1944-01-01
    • Resource: - 15 pages

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  • Photo, Print, Drawing
    The Control Room at the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant, February 22, 1939. Eduards Kraucs (1898--1977) was a renowned Latvian photographer and cinematographer who, between 1936 and 1940, documented the construction of the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant on the Daugava River in central Latvia. This photograph, taken on February 22, 1939, shows the control room at the power plant. The plant was a unique engineering structure for the Baltic countries and Northern Europe, involving a collaborative effort…
    • Contributor: Kraucs, Eduards Rihards
    • Date: 1939-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Photo, Print, Drawing
    The Ķegums Hydro Power Plant Turbine Assembly, July 15, 1937. Eduards Kraucs (1898--1977) was a renowned Latvian photographer and cinematographer who, between 1936 and 1940, documented the construction of the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant on the Daugava River in central Latvia. This photograph, taken on July 15, 1937, depicts the assembly of power plant turbine suction pipes. The plant was a unique engineering structure for the Baltic countries and Northern Europe, involving a collaborative…
    • Contributor: Kraucs, Eduards Rihards
    • Date: 1937-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Photo, Print, Drawing
    Construction at the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant, July 7, 1938. Eduards Kraucs (1898--1977) was a renowned Latvian photographer and cinematographer who, between 1936 and 1940, documented the construction of the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant on the Daugava River in central Latvia. This photograph, taken on July 7, 1938, shows the power plant building construction works. The plant was a unique engineering structure for the Baltic countries and Northern Europe, involving a collaborative effort of…
    • Contributor: Kraucs, Eduards Rihards
    • Date: 1938-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Photo, Print, Drawing
    Construction Reinforcements at the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant, July 1937. Eduards Kraucs (1898--1977) was a renowned Latvian photographer and cinematographer who, between 1936 and 1940, documented the construction of the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant on the Daugava River in central Latvia. This photograph, taken in July 1937, shows the assembly of reinforcements at the power plant construction site. The plant was a unique engineering structure for the Baltic countries and Northern Europe, involving a…
    • Contributor: Kraucs, Eduards Rihards
    • Date: 1937-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Photo, Print, Drawing
    Construction of the Turbine Housing at the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant, April 5, 1939. Eduards Kraucs (1898--1977) was a renowned Latvian photographer and cinematographer who, between 1936 and 1940, documented the construction of the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant on the Daugava River in central Latvia. This photograph, taken on April 5, 1939, shows the construction of the turbine flywheel chamber at the power plant. The plant was a unique engineering structure for the Baltic countries and Northern Europe,…
    • Contributor: Kraucs, Eduards Rihards
    • Date: 1939-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Photo, Print, Drawing
    Dam Construction at the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant, January 1937. Eduards Kraucs (1898--1977) was a renowned Latvian photographer and cinematographer who, between 1936 and 1940, documented the construction of the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant on the Daugava River in central Latvia. This photograph, taken in January 1937, shows the dam gallery construction at the plant. The plant was a unique engineering structure for the Baltic countries and Northern Europe, involving a collaborative effort of…
    • Contributor: Kraucs, Eduards Rihards
    • Date: 1937-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Photo, Print, Drawing
    Construction of the Ice-breaking Wall at the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant, May 20, 1938. Eduards Kraucs (1898--1977) was a renowned Latvian photographer and cinematographer who, between 1936 and 1940, documented the construction of the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant on the Daugava River in central Latvia. This photograph, taken on May 20, 1938, shows the blocks for concreting the ice-breaking wall at the plant. The plant was a unique engineering structure for the Baltic countries and Northern Europe, involving…
    • Contributor: Kraucs, Eduards Rihards
    • Date: 1938-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Book/Printed Material
    Letter on Birch Bark from Siberia by Kārlis Roberts Kalevics, April 1, 1944. On August 5, 1940, the independent country of Latvia was forcibly incorporated into the Soviet Union, after having been occupied by the Red Army in June of that year. Estonia and Lithuania suffered a similar fate. Thousands of Latvians were arrested for having anti-Soviet views, taking part in resistance movements, being farmers, belonging to political parties, or refusing to join a collective farm. Many…
    • Contributor: Kalevics, Kārlis Roberts
    • Date: 1944-01-01
    • Resource: - 2 pages

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  • Photo, Print, Drawing
    The Ķegums Hydro Power Plant Construction Site, January 21, 1937. Eduards Kraucs (1898--1977) was a renowned Latvian photographer and cinematographer who, between 1936 and 1940, documented the construction of the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant on the Daugava River in central Latvia. This photograph, taken on January 21, 1937, depicts workers at the construction site. Horses and wagons can be seen transporting building materials. The plant was a unique engineering structure for the Baltic countries…
    • Contributor: Kraucs, Eduards Rihards
    • Date: 1937-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Photo, Print, Drawing
    The Temporary Dam for the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant, December 10, 1936. Eduards Kraucs (1898--1977) was a renowned Latvian photographer and cinematographer who, between 1936 and 1940, documented the construction of the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant on the Daugava River in central Latvia. This photograph, taken on December 10, 1936, depicts the construction of a temporary dam on the right bank of the river. The plant was a unique engineering structure for the Baltic countries and…
    • Contributor: Kraucs, Eduards Rihards
    • Date: 1936-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Photo, Print, Drawing
    Floodgate Assembly at the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant Dam, November 3, 1938. Eduards Kraucs (1898--1977) was a renowned Latvian photographer and cinematographer who, between 1936 and 1940, documented the construction of the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant on the Daugava River in central Latvia. This photograph, taken on November 3, 1938, shows the floodgate assembly at the power plant dam. The plant was a unique engineering structure for the Baltic countries and Northern Europe, involving a collaborative…
    • Contributor: Kraucs, Eduards Rihards
    • Date: 1938-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Photo, Print, Drawing
    Construction Work on the Dam at the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant, May 1937. Eduards Kraucs (1898--1977) was a renowned Latvian photographer and cinematographer who, between 1936 and 1940, documented the construction of the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant on the Daugava River in central Latvia. This photograph, taken in May 1937, shows workers pouring concrete at the foundation of the power plant dam. The plant was a unique engineering structure for the Baltic countries and Northern Europe, involving…
    • Contributor: Kraucs, Eduards Rihards
    • Date: 1937-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Photo, Print, Drawing
    Building the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant Dam, February 24, 1939. Eduards Kraucs (1898--1977) was a renowned Latvian photographer and cinematographer who, between 1936 and 1940, documented the construction of the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant on the Daugava River in central Latvia. This photograph, taken on February 24, 1939, shows the building of the power plant dam. The plant was a unique engineering structure for the Baltic countries and Northern Europe, involving a collaborative effort…
    • Contributor: Kraucs, Eduards Rihards
    • Date: 1939-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Photo, Print, Drawing
    Bridging the Daugava River at the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant, October 1936. Eduards Kraucs (1898--1977) was a renowned Latvian photographer and cinematographer who, between 1936 and 1940, documented the construction of the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant on the Daugava River in central Latvia. This photograph, taken in October 1936, shows the construction of the first temporary wooden bridge across the river. The plant was a unique engineering structure for the Baltic countries and Northern Europe, involving…
    • Contributor: Kraucs, Eduards Rihards
    • Date: 1936-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Photo, Print, Drawing
    Flooding at the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant Dam, February 10, 1939. Eduards Kraucs (1898--1977) was a renowned Latvian photographer and cinematographer who, between 1936 and 1940, documented the construction of the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant on the Daugava River in central Latvia. This photograph, taken on February 10, 1939, shows ice buildup during flooding of the river at the construction site. The plant was a unique engineering structure for the Baltic countries and Northern Europe,…
    • Contributor: Kraucs, Eduards Rihards
    • Date: 1939-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Book/Printed Material
    Letter on Birch Bark from Siberia by Voldemārs Mežaks, July 7, 1955. On August 5, 1940, the independent country of Latvia was forcibly incorporated into the Soviet Union, after having been occupied by the Red Army in June of that year. Estonia and Lithuania suffered a similar fate. Thousands of Latvians were arrested for having anti-Soviet views, taking part in resistance movements, being farmers, belonging to political parties, or refusing to join a collective farm. Many…
    • Contributor: Mežaks, Voldemārs
    • Date: 1955-01-01
    • Resource: - 2 pages

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    Letter on Birch Bark from Siberia by Voldemārs Mežaks, October 17, 1955. On August 5, 1940, the independent country of Latvia was forcibly incorporated into the Soviet Union, after having been occupied by the Red Army in June of that year. Estonia and Lithuania suffered a similar fate. Thousands of Latvians were arrested for having anti-Soviet views, taking part in resistance movements, being farmers, belonging to political parties, or refusing to join a collective farm. Many…
    • Contributor: Mežaks, Voldemārs
    • Date: 1955-01-01
    • Resource: - 3 pages

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    Letter on Birch Bark from Siberia by Voldemārs Mežaks, June 29, 1947. On August 5, 1940, the independent country of Latvia was forcibly incorporated into the Soviet Union, after having been occupied by the Red Army in June of that year. Estonia and Lithuania suffered a similar fate. Thousands of Latvians were arrested for having anti-Soviet views, taking part in resistance movements, being farmers, belonging to political parties, or refusing to join a collective farm. Many…
    • Contributor: Mežaks, Voldemārs
    • Date: 1947-01-01
    • Resource: - 3 pages

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    Letter on Birch Bark from Siberia by Voldemārs Mežaks, May 7, 1948. On August 5, 1940, the independent country of Latvia was forcibly incorporated into the Soviet Union, after having been occupied by the Red Army in June of that year. Estonia and Lithuania suffered a similar fate. Thousands of Latvians were arrested for having anti-Soviet views, taking part in resistance movements, being farmers, belonging to political parties, or refusing to join a collective farm. Many…
    • Contributor: Mežaks, Voldemārs
    • Date: 1948-01-01
    • Resource: - 3 pages

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    Letter on Birch Bark from Siberia by Voldemārs Mežaks, January 1, 1956. On August 5, 1940, the independent country of Latvia was forcibly incorporated into the Soviet Union, after having been occupied by the Red Army in June of that year. Estonia and Lithuania suffered a similar fate. Thousands of Latvians were arrested for having anti-Soviet views, taking part in resistance movements, being farmers, belonging to political parties, or refusing to join a collective farm. Many…
    • Contributor: Mežaks, Voldemārs
    • Date: 1956-01-01
    • Resource: - 3 pages

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  • Photo, Print, Drawing
    View of the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant and Floodgates, April 20, 1939. Eduards Kraucs (1898--1977) was a renowned Latvian photographer and cinematographer who, between 1936 and 1940, documented the construction of the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant on the Daugava River in central Latvia. This photograph, taken on April 20, 1939, shows the dam and floodgates from the reservoir side at the power plant. The plant was a unique engineering structure for the Baltic countries and Northern…
    • Contributor: Kraucs, Eduards Rihards
    • Date: 1939-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Photo, Print, Drawing
    Construction of the Daugava Bridge and the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant, October 28, 1937. Eduards Kraucs (1898--1977) was a renowned Latvian photographer and cinematographer who, between 1936 and 1940, documented the construction of the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant on the Daugava River in central Latvia. This photograph, taken on October 28, 1937, shows the construction of the metal frame and permanent supports for the bridge over the river. The plant was a unique engineering structure for the Baltic…
    • Contributor: Kraucs, Eduards Rihards
    • Date: 1937-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Photo, Print, Drawing
    Reinforcing the Daugava River Dam at the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant, June 15, 1939.
    Reinforcing the Daugava River Dam at the Ķegums Power Plant, June 15, 1939
    Eduards Kraucs (1898--1977) was a renowned Latvian photographer and cinematographer who, between 1936 and 1940, documented the construction of the Ķegums Hydro Power Plant on the Daugava River in central Latvia. This photograph, taken on June 15, 1939, shows the reinforcement of the earth dam slopes on the right bank of the river. Construction of the power plant building and ice-breaking wall can be…
    • Contributor: Kraucs, Eduards Rihards
    • Date: 1939-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Book/Printed Material
    Letter on Birch Bark from Siberia by Matilde Kaktiņa, June 10, 1951. On August 5, 1940, the independent country of Latvia was forcibly incorporated into the Soviet Union, after having been occupied by the Red Army in June of that year. Estonia and Lithuania suffered a similar fate. Thousands of Latvians were arrested for having anti-Soviet views, taking part in resistance movements, being farmers, belonging to political parties, or refusing to join a collective farm. Many…
    • Contributor: Kaktiņa, Matilde
    • Date: 1951-01-01
    • Resource: - 2 pages

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