Spanish refugees at the French border crossing in Hendaye, 1936

After the outbreak of the Civil War in Spain in June, 1936, a group of Spanish refugees from the Spanish Basque country are waiting for the chance to enter the safe France at the Irun crossing to Hendaye (a bridge), on the French Atlantic coast on the 22nd of June, 1936. In the foreground, suitcases. In the background, the sign of Hendaye, on the right, the place-name sign of Hendaye indicating the entry to the French customs territory. Shortly before the photo was taken, the Spanish city of San Sebastian (24km west) had fallen into the hands of Spanish national troops.