37 records – page 1 of 2.

Currency

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49717
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Currency : paper : printed : ink : black, beige, red, ; Ht: 3 in. x W: 6 1/2 in.
Date
1930
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Currency : paper : printed : ink : black, beige, red, ; Ht: 3 in. x W: 6 1/2 in.
Other Title Information
Exchange Medium
Date
1930
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Chinese
Notes
Black vertical 5 customs gold units bill issued by the Central Bank of China. Obverse: oval portrait of Sun-Yat-Sen with black Chinese characters above, to the sides and below; two square red seals with Chinese text on either side at the bottom with red patterned background. Reverse: old high-rise building in the center surrounded by column-type border, with "THE CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA" above and "PROMISES / TO / PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE" below. Below is a large "5" with "FIVE CUSTOMS GOLD UNITS" across it, over a decorative grid background; red "QE834493" at top and bottom of bill.
Accession No.
1990.102.3131
Name Access
Voticky, Anka
Places
Shanghai, China, Republic of, Asia
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Identification card

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51249
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Identification card : cardboard : printed, stamped, handwritten : black, white, gold, blue, red ; Ht: 4,5 in. x W: 2,75 in.
Date
October 7, 1935
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Identification card : cardboard : printed, stamped, handwritten : black, white, gold, blue, red ; Ht: 4,5 in. x W: 2,75 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
October 7, 1935
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Chinese
Notes
Chinese lettering down the center and along the bottom. First page has an b&w identification photo of Arnost Voitickyglued on the bottom right, along with the bearer's name and address; there is a circular imprint with the Chinese sun beside and overlapping the photo. There are square and circular seals with Chinese characters on the following pages, as well as a square yellow stamp with a flower and the number "012492" above it. Narrative: Arnold (Arnost) Voticky was the donor's husband.
Accession No.
2000.41.25
Name Access
Voticky, Anka
Places
Shanghai, China, Republic of, Asia
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Doll

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45703
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Doll : cast, articulated, painted, embroidered, woven, sewn, machine : gold, red, blue, multi-coloured ; Ht: 22,6 cm x W: 4 cm x De: 8 cm
Date
1939
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Doll : cast, articulated, painted, embroidered, woven, sewn, machine : gold, red, blue, multi-coloured ; Ht: 22,6 cm x W: 4 cm x De: 8 cm
Other Title Information
Toy
Date
1939
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Painted ceramic doll of an old Chinese man wearing traditional costume. He has a long white-grey beard and mustache. There is a blue cap painted on his head and he wears a floor-length embroidered robe with large sleeves. The robe is tied by a sash at the waist which hangs down the front. The robe was once blue but has faded to gold in most places; the embroidery is red and gold. He wears red and white slippers on his feet. The joints are attached using wire.
Accession No.
2009.08.17
Name Access
Tansky, Jacqueline
Places
Shanghai, China, Republic of, Asia
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Voticky family in Shanghai

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47995
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper : photography : black, white ; Ht: 10,2 cm x W: 12,8 cm
Date
1939-July 1945
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper : photography : black, white ; Ht: 10,2 cm x W: 12,8 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1939-July 1945
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
b&w, white border with deckled edges. Outdoors, family portrait of a couple and two children standing in the doorway of a house. Part of a brick bomb shelter can be seen on the left and a roof in the background has an oriental shape. L-R: Vera, Arnold, Anka and Milan Voticky.
Accession No.
2000.41.06
Name Access
Voticky, Anka
Places
Shanghai, China, Republic of, Asia
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Residence certificate

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49665
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Residence certificate : cardstock : printed, typed, stamped : ink : beige, black, red, blue, yellow ; Ht: 3,75 in. x W: 5,75 in.
Date
1939-1945
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Residence certificate : cardstock : printed, typed, stamped : ink : beige, black, red, blue, yellow ; Ht: 3,75 in. x W: 5,75 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1939-1945
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Chinese
English
Notes
Residence certificate for Vilem Kanturek featuring a b&w photograph, fingerprints and an embossed seal on the left panel, and information in English and Chinese on the right panel. There are two red Chinese seals, one long blue stamp of Chinese characters, and further writing, also in Chinese. A yellow bar runs across the top of the right panel.
Accession No.
2001.28.07
Name Access
Voticky, Anka
Places
Shanghai, China, Republic of, Asia
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Ticket

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49677
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Ticket : paper : printed, stamped, handwritten : ink : beige-brown, blue, purple, black ; Ht: 3 3/4 in. x W: 2 3/4 in.
Date
1939-1945
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Ticket : paper : printed, stamped, handwritten : ink : beige-brown, blue, purple, black ; Ht: 3 3/4 in. x W: 2 3/4 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1939-1945
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Chinese
Notes
Ticket with blue Chinese text written vertically; purple stamps of text at the t.l. and text in a circle at b.l.. Handwritten (carbon copy?) "33 / 5 / 29", followed by a number (11735, 11737, and 11739) and a price ($5). Blank on back.
Accession No.
1990.102.12
Name Access
Voticky, Anka
Places
Shanghai, China, Republic of, Asia
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Postcard

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49678
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Postcard : cardstock : printed : ink : beige, red ; Ht: 3 1/2 in. x W: 5 1/2 in.
Date
1939-1945
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Postcard : cardstock : printed : ink : beige, red ; Ht: 3 1/2 in. x W: 5 1/2 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1939-1945
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Chinese
French
Notes
Blank Chinese postcard with pre-printed stamp. Red lettering in French at t., with Chinese text written horizontally beneath and red "30" stamp at t.r.
Accession No.
1990.102.14
Name Access
Voticky, Anka
Places
Shanghai, China, Republic of, Asia
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Ticket

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49682
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Ticket : printed, stamped, handwritten : blue, beige, red, black ; Ht: 3 3/4 in. x W: 2 3/4 in.
Date
1939-1945
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Ticket : printed, stamped, handwritten : blue, beige, red, black ; Ht: 3 3/4 in. x W: 2 3/4 in.
Other Title Information
Exchange Medium
Date
1939-1945
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Chinese
Notes
Ticket booklet from Shanghai; blue lettering with a thick horizontal red line about a third of the way up. A small red oval stamp is located just above the red line, containing Chinese characters. The booklet contained at least 20 tear-off tickets; only one ticket remains attached. The ticket has a "7" printed to the left and right, as well as centered on the back; "25" is printed in red ink at the top of the ticket. Narrative: W. Kantorek was Anka Voticky's brother.
Accession No.
1990.102.11
Name Access
Voticky, Anka
Places
Shanghai, China, Republic of, Asia
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Postcard

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49726
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Postcard : cardstock : printed : ink : beige, brown ; Ht: 3 1/2 in. x W: 5 1/2 in.
Date
1939-1945
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Postcard : cardstock : printed : ink : beige, brown ; Ht: 3 1/2 in. x W: 5 1/2 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1939-1945
Language
Chinese
Notes
Blank Chinese postcard with pre-printed stamp. Brown Chinese text written horizontally at t., with vertical text beneath providing a dividing center line; brown "1" stamp at t.r.
Accession No.
1990.102.15
Name Access
Voticky, Anka
Places
Shanghai, China, Republic of, Asia
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Report card

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76207
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Report card : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Black, Blue ; Ht: 10 3/4 in. x W: 8 1/4 in.
Date
1939-June 30, 1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Report card : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Black, Blue ; Ht: 10 3/4 in. x W: 8 1/4 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1939-June 30, 1944
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
1 page, single-sided. Folded once horizontally and once vertically. Document is a report card from the Shanghai Jewish Youth Association School for Erika Heiss, 6-year-old kindergarten student. Information about student at top of page, followed by a printed list of subjects in left-hand column with handwritten remarks and teachers' initials on right side. Ink stamp at bottom of page has Star of David in centre. Narrative: Salomon and Sara Heiss were the parents of the donor, Erika Bloom. The Heiss family fled Nazi-occupied Vienna in 1938, after Salomon was arrested and detained in Dachau for 3 days. They survived the war in Shanghai, immigrated to Israel in 1949, and eventually settled in Montreal.
Accession No.
2002.28.05
Name Access
Bloom, Erika
Places
Shanghai, China, Republic of, Asia
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Voticky family arriving in Shanghai

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47460
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper : photography : black, white ; Ht: 3,25 in. x W: 5,25 in.
Date
May 10, 1940
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper : photography : black, white ; Ht: 3,25 in. x W: 5,25 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
May 10, 1940
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
b&w, white border with deckled edges. Outdoors, three couples and four children on the deck of a boat. L-R: man wearing a dark shirt and glasses (Arnold Voticky); woman with hair swept up (Anka Voticky); woman with white shirt and shorts (Lidka Winter); man with white shirt and dark shorts (Rudler Winter); man with black shirt and white shorts (Ernst Kanturek); woman with flowery dress (Hilda Kanturek). Children, L-R: boy in dark bathing suit (Milan Voticky); naked girl (Vera Voticky); girl in white shorts with suspenders (Eva Winter); girl in white dress (Eva Kanturek). Narrative: The Voticky family and their friends and relatives took the ship “Conte Rosso” to Shanghai. Lidka and Rudler Winter were friends of Anka's; Ernst Kanturek was her brother.
Accession No.
2000.38.01
Name Access
Voticky, Anka
Places
Shanghai, China, Republic of, Asia
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Alley in Jewish ghetto

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47832
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper : photography : black, white ; Ht: 3 1/4 in. x W: 2 3/8 in.
Date
1940-1946
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper : photography : black, white ; Ht: 3 1/4 in. x W: 2 3/8 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1940-1946
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
b&w, white border. Outdoors, empty alleyway between apartment buildings with a gathering of people at the far end.
Accession No.
2011X.345.13
Name Access
Voticky, Anka
Places
Shanghai, China, Republic of, Asia
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Jewel Trading Co. building, Shanghai

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47938
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : photography : sepia, white, black ; Ht: 13,8 cm x W: 9 cm
Date
1940-1941
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : photography : sepia, white, black ; Ht: 13,8 cm x W: 9 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1940-1941
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
sepia, white border. Outdoors. View of Jewel Trading Co. building in Shanghai. Narrative: Jewel Trading Co. was built and owned by the Voticky family; this building was never used.
Accession No.
1990.102.13
Name Access
Voticky, Anka
Places
Shanghai, China, Republic of, Asia
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Liza Kanturek and man with Chinese men in Shanghai

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49666
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper : photography : black, white ; Ht: 2 25 in. x W: 3 5 in.
Date
1940-1941
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper : photography : black, white ; Ht: 2 25 in. x W: 3 5 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1940-1941
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
It has a border and was taken outdoors. Liza Kanturek and another man with 5 local Chinese men. Liza wears a white trenchcoat and the man wears a suit. The 5 men wear a mix of working clothes and traditional Chinese garb. A small dog sits at Liza's feet and brick buildings can be seen behind them.
Accession No.
1991.18.35
Name Access
Voticky, Anka
Places
Shanghai, China, Republic of, Asia
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Identification card

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49681
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Identification card : cardstock : printed, stamped, handwritten : ink : beige, black, blue ; Ht: 9,3 cm x W: 5,8 cm
Date
May 24, 1940
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Identification card : cardstock : printed, stamped, handwritten : ink : beige, black, blue ; Ht: 9,3 cm x W: 5,8 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
May 24, 1940
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
International Committee for the Organization of European Immigrants in China, Shanghai identification card issued to Anna-Maria Voticky. Front once had a b&w photo (torn away, though a small piece and the metal staple remain); it is also stamped with a circular blue seal with "I.C." in the center and "IMMIGRANT / ... ION SHANGHAI" around it. The back has personal information filed out in black ink, with a stamped signature at the bottom. Narrative: Mrs. Voticky got this card for the D.P.camp in Shanghai (before the ghetto). She arrived on May 10th 1940. Her husband got this I.D. card for her.
Accession No.
1990.102.02
Name Access
Voticky, Anka
Places
Shanghai, China, Republic of, Asia
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Reisdence certificate

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49723
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Reisdence certificate : paper : printed, stamped : ink : beige, black, blue, red ; Ht: 3 5/8 in. x W: 5 5/8 in.
Date
[ca. 1943]
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Reisdence certificate : paper : printed, stamped : ink : beige, black, blue, red ; Ht: 3 5/8 in. x W: 5 5/8 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
[ca. 1943]
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Chinese
Notes
2 panel resident certificate for Arnost Kanurek. b&w portrait of young man in t.l., with two black fingerprints beneath; an embossed circular seal with Chinese characters was added. A square red seal with Chinese characters is located c. and in b.r.; some information is typed, the rest is filled in by hand in Chinese characters. The back carries a warning in English and Chinese; "13205" has been added in blue pencil to the b.r.
Accession No.
2000.41.27
Name Access
Voticky, Anka
Places
Shanghai, China, Republic of, Asia
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Shanghaier Morgenpost

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn50166
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Newspaper : Paper : Black,white ; Ht: 17 in. x W: 13 in.
Date
November 30, 1941
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Newspaper : Paper : Black,white ; Ht: 17 in. x W: 13 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
November 30, 1941
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
English
Chinese
Notes
12 page newspaper.
Accession No.
1996.12.05
Name Access
Schlittner, Sima
Places
Shanghai, China, Republic of, Asia
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Token

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45504
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Token : paper : printed : ink : pink, black, red ; Ht: 6 1/4 in. x W: 3 3/4 in.
Date
1943-1945
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Token : paper : printed : ink : pink, black, red ; Ht: 6 1/4 in. x W: 3 3/4 in.
Other Title Information
Exchange Medium
Date
1943-1945
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Chinese
Notes
Rectangular sheet of ration coupons for sugar, margarine, matches, soap and coal briquettes. Originally had thirteen coupons, each with a letter of the alphabet from A to M. Each coupon has the letter in the center in either black or red ink (alterniating between rows in black and red); it is written "F.7" at the top in black in on each. There are Chinese characters printed in black ink to either side with an "F" on the left and the letter on the right, as well as a printed red ink stamp beneath the letter. At the bottom right, there is a list of addresses where the items can be claimed. The back is blank. The "A" coupon has been torn from all sets.
Accession No.
1990.102.07
Name Access
Voticky, Anka
Places
Shanghai, China, Republic of, Asia
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Marriage certificate

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47773
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Marriage certificate : printed, glued : red, pink, green, blue, black ; Ht: 52,4 cm x W: 38,6 cm
Date
April 14, 1943
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Marriage certificate : printed, glued : red, pink, green, blue, black ; Ht: 52,4 cm x W: 38,6 cm
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
April 14, 1943
Physical Condition
Poor
Language
English
Chinese
Notes
This document is decorated with a color printed flower and plant design and marked with stamps. The scroll-case has a label with chinese writing and picture of two roses on the top. The case is open on both ends. Civil marriage contract for Oscar Morsten and Sara Witel Winterfeldt. Narrative: Oscar Morsten (b. on July 24, 1902 in Vienna, Austria) and Sara Witel Winterfeldt (b. June 25, 1914 in Brandenburg, Germany) were both Jewish refugees in Shanghai when they met in a coffee house where Sara was working as a waitress. They got married on April 14, 1943 in that same coffee house.
Accession No.
2003.09.01
Name Access
Tansky, Jacqueline
Places
Shanghai, China, Republic of, Asia
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Token

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49674
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Token : paper : printed : ink : pink, black ; Ht: 2 3/4 in. x W: 1 3/4 in.
Date
1943-1945
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Token : paper : printed : ink : pink, black ; Ht: 2 3/4 in. x W: 1 3/4 in.
Other Title Information
Exchange Medium
Date
1943-1945
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Chinese
Notes
Pink salt ration coupons, 2 per page; a large letter A or B in the center of each coupon with a large number 1 or 2 on the left. Circular Chinese sun seal in background with "SALT RATION COUPON" written in repeating patterns. Chinese text along right side. Back is blank.
Accession No.
1990.102.08
Name Access
Voticky, Anka
Places
Shanghai, China, Republic of, Asia
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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