CCCRR Photo Album – Bremen Overseas Home for Emigrants
The following photo album was prepared in 1950 by the Canadian Christian Council for the Resettlement of Refugees (CCCRR) and presented to the Honourable Walter E. Harris, M.P., Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and to Colonel Laval Fortier, Deputy Minister, Department of Citizenship and Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, “as a token of appreciation on behalf of the thousands of unfortunates who have found a new home in Canada through the generosity of the Canadian Government and your Department.”
The CCCRR was an umbrella organization created by the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization, Canadian Lutheran World Relief, the German Baptist Union, and the Catholic Immigration Aid Society, to facilitate the immigration of German refugees in the postwar era.
This photo album depicts the Bremer Überseeheim (Bremen Overseas Home) where emigrants were housed, cared for, and processed for immigration to Canada, before their journey across the Atlantic on the MS Beaverbrae.
Administration Building and Dwelling House for Emigrants. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Entrance to the Bremer Ueberseeheim, the CCCRR refugee camp. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Rev. N.J. Warnke, O.M.I., Director of the CCCRR-Bremen. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Mr. J.G. Keil, Co-Director of the CCCRR-Bremen. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Dr. T.O.F. Herzer, Chairman of the CCCRR-Winnipeg. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Directors Keil and Warnke and Chairman Herzer at the entrance to the Bremer Überseeheim. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Visa Officer’s Office. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Office of the Canadian Government Immigration Mission. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Office of the Chief Clerk. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Staff of the Canadian Christian Council for the Resettlement of Refugees (CCCRR). Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Camp Courtyard. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Documentation Office. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Central Filing Room. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Central Filing Room. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Bookkeeper’s Room. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Reception. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Canadian Doctor. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Camp Doctor. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
First Aid Station. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
First Aid Station. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
X-Ray Section. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Laboratory. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
School. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Kindergarten. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Camp Church. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Mess Hall for Emigrants. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Canteen. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Restaurant. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Kitchen. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Kitchen. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Kitchen. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Pantry. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Barber Shop. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Staff of the Bremer Überseeheim. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Store-Room of Gifts from Canada for the Emigrants. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Store-Room of Gifts from Canada for the Emigrants. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Store-Room of Gifts from Canada for the Emigrants. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Accommodation for Families. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Accommodation for Single Females. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Washrooms. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Baggage Room. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Baggage Room. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Laundry Accommodations for Emigrants. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Laundry Accommodations for Emigrants. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Largest Individual Lutheran Labour Group. CCCRR Chairman T.O.F. Herzer is looking directly at the camera, from the table in the foreground, as he sits with the CCCRR directors and staff. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Exchanging Old Identification for New. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Receiving Passport to New Land. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
“It’s Confusing.” Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Last Night in Germany. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
“Good Bye” to Bremer Überseeheim. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
D.E.V. “Beaverbrae”. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Embarkation. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Congratulations to 11,000th CCCRR-Emigrant Miss Simon by Dr. T.O.F. Herzer, the Capt. of the “Beaverbrae” and the Overseas Directors. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
Just a Memory. Photo courtesy of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, https://www.clwr.org. [click to enlarge]
