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A perilous journey across the Atlantic, part 2

A perilous journey across the Atlantic, part 2

23 February 2023, Archives / Tracing Archives
Marie Allemann

Second part of the story A perilous journey across the Atlantic. Find here the first part. The third passenger on the SS Afric ...

A perilous journey across the Atlantic, part 1

A perilous journey across the Atlantic, part 1

23 June 2022, Archives / Tracing Archives
Marie Allemann, Agency Archives

In time of war, a single decision can change the course of a life forever. In early 1941, Frank Evans and his wife, ...

Hugo Pratt and ICRC in Ethiopia

Hugo Pratt and ICRC in Ethiopia

16 April 2020, Archives / Portrait / Tracing Archives
Marie Allemann, Archives Agence

Hugo Pratt, author of the comic book series “Corto Maltese”, is one of the celebrities registered in the archives of the Central Prisoners ...

The Agency’s Gazette

The Agency’s Gazette

2 April 2020, General Archives / Photo / Tracing Archives
Marie Allemann, Daniel Palmieri, Damian Gonzalez

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the “Basel Agency” (forerunner of the ICRC’s tracing and protection activities), we are pleased to ...