Photograph : paper : photography : black, white ; Ht: 8,9 cm x W: 13,6 cm
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Documentary Artifact
Date
May 19, 1944
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
b&w, white border. Outdoors. A group of deported Jewish women and children arriving at Birkenau camp. Most women are wearing headscarves, some are wearing Stars of David on their coats. Railway wagons can be seen in the background. Considering the date, the prisoners are probably Hungarian Jews.
b&w with a white border. Outdoor scene. Jewish women holding flags and marching on the occasion of the anniversary of the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. A building is seen in the background behind them with a tall lamp post in front of it. In the background, one can see a sign stating “On the day of Liberation”, a star of David as well as three flags: one with the star of David, one British flag and one American flag. The women are dressed in long dark skirts and white blouses with the exception of the two leaders who wear white blouses with light coloured pants. Narrative: The photograph was taken during a visit of the camp by a group of Polish soldiers after Liberation
Trading card : paper : printed : ink : beige, black, multi-colored ; Ht: 6,4 cm x W: 4,6 cm
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Documentary Artifact
Date
1934
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
White border. Double sided rectangular card, with photograph on the recto, and black text on the verso. Taken outside. In the background is a red flag with a black swastika in the middle. In the foreground is Joseph Goebbels. He is wearing a grey suit, and black tie, standing behind a brown podium. Narrative: The Law Concerning Editors created the legal basis for the regulation of the press and settled the personal and political conditions which one had to fulfill to pursue the profession of editor. The cigarette cards were packaged inside of Salem cigarette packs and were used as NSDAP propaganda in the 1930s. They were meant to be collected and inserted into an accompanying album.
Photograph : paper : photography : black, white ; Ht: 3 3/8 in. x W: 5 3/8 in.
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Documentary Artifact
Date
1938
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
b&w, white border. Indoors, portrait of a young man (Dr. George (Jirzi) Ganz) beside an older couple (George's aunt and uncle). The young man wears a military uniform, the older woman wears a patterned dress, and the older man wears a tuxedo. Narrative: George (Jirzi) Ganz was Franta Gross' brother-in-law.
Trading card : paper : printed : ink : beige, black and white ; Ht: 6,4 cm x W: 4,6 cm
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Documentary Artifact
Date
1934
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
White border. Double sided rectangular card, with a photograph on the recto, and black text on the verso. Two men standing in doors. On the right is Joseph Goebbels wearing a suit, with his arms to his side, and beside him is Benito Mussolini wearing a suit, with sash and medals attached to it. Photograph was taken at the German embassy in Rome.
Narrative: The cigarette cards were packaged inside of Salem cigarette packs and were used as NSDAP propaganda in the 1930s. They were meant to be collected and inserted into an accompanying album.
Trading card : paper : printed : ink : beige, black, multi-colored ; Ht: 6,4 cm x W: 4,6 cm
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Documentary Artifact
Date
1934
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
White border. Double sided rectangular card, with photograph on the recto, and black text on the verso. Group portrait of men standing behind a grey camera and stand. In the centre of the group is Joseph Goebbels wearing a white jacket and hat. The other men are wearing grey suits, and brown military uniforms. Narrative: The cigarette cards were packaged inside of Salem cigarette packs and were used as NSDAP propaganda in the 1930s. They were meant to be collected and inserted into an accompanying album.
Photograph : paper : photography : black, white ; Ht: 2 1/4 in. x W: 3 3/8 in.
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Documentary Artifact
Date
May 6, 1934
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
b&w, white border. Outdoors, two men wearing suits and each holding a baby wearing white. Arnold Voticky is holding his son Milan on left and Dr. Erwin Knopfelmacher is holding his son Harry. Both babies are two months old. Narrative: Arnold Voticky was Anka's husband; Dr. Knopfelmacher was Anka's sister's husband. Milan Voticky and Harry Knopfelmacher were cousins born on the same day. Harry died at age 12 in a concentration camp.
Trading card : paper : printed : ink : beige, black, multi-colored ; Ht: 6,4 cm x W: 4,6 cm
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Documentary Artifact
Date
1934
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
White border. Double sided rectangular card, with photograph on the recto, and black text on the verso. Indoors, Two men standing beside each other, talking; on the right is Dr. Len, wearing a brown suit, with a red armband that has a black swastika on it, and is holding a white piece of paper in his hand. On the left is Richard Walther Darré, the Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture (1933-1942) in Nazi Germany. He is wearing a black suit with a red armband on his left arm. Narrative: The cigarette cards were packaged inside of Salem cigarette packs and were used as NSDAP propaganda in the 1930s. They were meant to be collected and inserted into an accompanying album.