Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Cigarette card, 15 - Jahr - Feier der ältesten Ortsgruppe der NSDAP in Rosenheim 1935, number 181, Group 64, series 15, Adolf Hitler - Pictures of the Life of the Führer, from about 1936. The card features a black and white photograph of Hiter speaking to a large crowd during the anniversary celebration of the oldest branch of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Rosenheim, Germany, in 1935. Cigarette cards were a popular collectible item in Germany beginning about 1920. Large albums with text, but no pictures, were published for each series and the cards were collected to be added as illustrations. The increasing popularity of the Nazi Party made them a desirable subject for a collectible card series. The album for this series has text and photo captions that tell the story of Hitler's life from his birth in 1899 to his 1933 appointment as Chancellor, and then Fuhrer, of Germany.
- Title
- 15 - Jahr - Feier der ältesten Ortsgruppe der NSDAP in Rosenheim 1935
- Alternate Title
- 15 – Year - celebration of the oldest branch of the NSDAP in Rosenheim 1935
- Series Title
- ADOLF HITLER - Bilder aus dem Leben des Führers
- Date
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publication/distribution:
approximately 1936
depiction: 1935
- Geography
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publication:
Hamburg (Germany)
depiction: Rosenheim (Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Martin Shallow III
- Markings
- back, near upper edge, black text : Sammelwerk Nr. 15 / Adolf Hitler / Bild Nr. 181 Gruppe 64 / 15 - Jahr - Feier der ältesten Ortsgruppe / der NSDAP in Rosenheim 1935 [Compilation Number 15 / Adolf Hitler / Picture Number 181 Group 64 / 15 – Year - celebration of the oldest branch of the NSDAP in Rosenheim, 1935]
back, center, black text : Zu diesem Werk gehören die 6 Bilder- / gruppen 62 - 67. Die Auswahl und künst- / lerische Bearbeitung der Bilder über- / nahm der Reichs-Bildberichterstatter der / NSDAP, Heinrich Hoffmann ; Entwurf / für Einband und Citel sind von D. H. W. / Hadank, Berlin, die graphische Gestaltung / von Carl Ernst Poeschel, Leipzig. Dächste / Mitarbeiter und älteste Kampfgenossen / des Führers sprechen in diesem Buch zur / Öffentlichkeit und schildern den Menschen / Adolf Hitler in seinem klaren Fühlen und / Denken, durch das er sich die Achtung / der Welt und die unerschüpfliche Liebe des / duetschen Volkes erworben hat. [On this work includes the 6 groups of images 62-67. The selection and artistic processing of images are taken over by the Reich press photographer of the NSDAP, Heinrich Hoffmann; Design for cover and Citel are of DHW Hadank, Berlin, the graphic design of Carl Ernst Poeschel, Leipzig. Dächste employees and oldest comrades of the leader speak in this book to the public and tell the people Adolf Hitler in his clear thoughts and feelings, through which he has earned the respect of the world and the love of unerschüpfliche German people.]
back, near lower edge, black text : Die bis jekt von uns herausgegebenen Sammelwerke / sind aus der Rückseite unserer Bilderschecks ausgezählt. / Weitere Werke sind in Vorbereitung. - Contributor
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Photographer:
Heinrich Hoffmann
Publisher: Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Gm.b.H.
- Biography
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Heinrich Hoffmann (1885-1957) was a German photographer and Nazi propagandist. The son and nephew of photographers, he worked in the Hoppé studio in London before setting up in Munich as a portraitist and photojournalist. His photograph of cheering crowds on 2 August 1914 unwittingly captured the young Adolf Hitler, an event which would later benefit Hoffmann's career. Drifting to the far right after the First World War and revolutionary events in Bavaria, he joined the Nazi Party in 1920 and convinced an initially camera-shy Hitler of photography's political value. Hoffman’s assistant, Eva Braun, became Hitler’s mistress in 1930. After 1933, his virtual monopoly of Hitler photographs, as ‘the man who sees the Führer for us’, made him one of the Third Reich's major profiteers. His scenes of carefully constructed intimacy, presenting his master, especially in the regime's early years, as a clean-living, nature-loving man of the people, were massively disseminated. After 1945, though claiming to have been a mere chronicler of events, he was fined and imprisoned. His extensive photo archive survives, including photographs of German political and religious figures, as well as actors, painters, and musicians.
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Classification
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Information Forms
- Category
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Cards
- Object Type
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Cigarette cards (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Small, rectangular paper card with a halftone photographic print with white borders treated to look like a glossy photograph. It has an image of Adolf Hitler outdoors and standing behind a podium speaking to a large crowd giving the Heil Hitler salute. The crowd is in a city square with large shop buildings in the background. On the back are the title, the picture and group number, and German fraktur text.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Width: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Cigarette cards--Germany. Heads of state--Germany--Pictorial works. Nazi propaganda--Pictorial works.
- Personal Name
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--Pictorial works.
- Corporate Name
- Nazi Party
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The cigarette card was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Martin Shallow III.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-01-26 10:52:41
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn46988
Also in Martin Shallow III collection
The collection consists of Nazi Party cigarette cards, Theresienstadt scrip, and German passbooks relating to life under the Nazi led governments in Germany and occupied Czechoslovakia.
Date: 1933-1948
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 1 krone note
Object
Scrip, valued at 1[eine] krone, issued in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The currency was designed by inmate Peter Kien and printed by the National Bank of Prague. Inmates received the scrip according to a 5-tiered distribution system or as payment for conscript labor arranged by the Jewish Council of Elders who administered the daily life of the ghetto for the Germans. It is unclear what, if anything, could be purchased with the scrip, which was printed in great volume. Theresienstadt camp, located in German occupied Czechoslovakia, existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. Approximately 140,000 Jews were sent to Theresienstadt; nearly 90,000 were deported to near certain death in the east, and roughly 33,000 died in the camp, most of disease and starvation.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note
Object
Scrip, valued at 5 [funf] kronen, issued in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The currency was designed by inmate Peter Kien and printed by the National Bank of Prague. Inmates received the scrip according to a 5-tiered distribution system or as payment for conscript labor arranged by the Jewish Council of Elders who administered the daily life of the ghetto for the Germans. It is unclear what, if anything, could be purchased with the scrip, which was printed in great volume. Theresienstadt camp, located in German occupied Czechoslovakia, existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. Approximately 140,000 Jews were sent to Theresienstadt; nearly 90,000 were deported to near certain death in the east, and roughly 33,000 died in the camp, most of disease and starvation.
Cigarette card photo of Hitler greeting a young girl and her grandfather
Object
Cigarette card, Hier, mein Fuhrer, ist mein Enkelkind, from series 15, ADOLF HITLER - Bilder aus dem Leben des Führers [Adolf Hitler - Pictures of the Life of the Führer), card 57, from group 64, sereis 15, about 1936. The card features a black and white photograph of an older man presenting his young granddaughter to Adolf Hitler. Cigarette cards were a popular collectible item in Germany beginning about 1920. Large albums with text, but no pictures, were published for each series and the cards were collected to be added as illustrations. The album for this series has text and photo captions that tell the story of Hitler's life from birth in 1899, to his 1933 appointment as Chancellor, and then Fuhrer of Germany.
Cigarette card with image of Hitler walking with Mussolini
Object
Cigarette card, Begegnung Adolf Hitlers mit Mussolini in Venedig 1934, image 66, group 64, series 15, Adolf Hitler - Pictures of the Life of the Führer, about 1936. The card features a black and white photograph of Hitler walking with Mussolini in Venice. Cigarette cards were a popular collectible item in Germany beginning about 1920. Large albums with text, but no pictures, were published for each series and the cards were collected to be added as illustrations. The increasing popularity of the Nazi Party made them a desirable subject for a collectible card series. The album for this series has text and photo captions that tell the story of Hitler's life from his birth in 1899 to his 1933 appointment as Chancellor, and then Fuhrer, of Germany.
Cigarette card photo of an enthusiastic crowd waiting for Hitler
Object
Cigarette card, Der Führer verlässt den Bauplatz des Hauses der Deutschen Kunst, image 108, group 64, series 15, Adolf Hitler - Pictures of the Life of the Führer, from about 1936. The card features a black and white photograph of a crowd cheering for Hitler, who is not pictured, outside the House of German Art in Munich, Germany. Cigarette cards were a popular collectible item in Germany beginning about 1920. Large albums with text, but no pictures, were published for each series and the cards were collected to be added as illustrations. The increasing popularity of the Nazi Party made them a desirable subject for a collectible card series. The album for this series has text and photo captions that tell the story of Hitler's life from his birth in 1899 to his 1933 appointment as Chancellor, and then Fuhrer, of Germany.
Cigarette card phot of Hitler and Goering reviewing papers
Object
Cigarette card, Erste Besichtigung des Richthofen - Geschwaders, image 148, group 64, series 15, Adolf Hitler - Pictures of the Life of the Führer, from about 1936. The card features a black and white photograph of Hitler and Goering visiting the Richthofen Air Squadron. Cigarette cards were a popular collectible item in Germany beginning about 1920. Large albums with text, but no pictures, were published for each series and the cards were collected to be added as illustrations. The increasing popularity of the Nazi Party made them a desirable subject for a collectible card series. The album for this series has text and photo captions that tell the story of Hitler's life from his birth in 1899 to his 1933 appointment as Chancellor, and then Fuhrer, of Germany.
Cigarette card photo of a smiling Hitler with roses and a Hitler Youth member
Object
Cigarette card, Jungdeutschland begrüßt den Führer im Wahlkampf, number 166, Group 64, series 15, Adolf Hitler - Pictures of the Life of the Führer, from about 1936. The card features a black and white photograph of a Hitler Youth member greeting Hitler and other Nazi Party officials during an election campaign stop. Cigarette cards were a popular collectible item in Germany beginning about 1920. Large albums with text, but no pictures, were published for each series and the cards were collected to be added as illustrations. The increasing popularity of the Nazi Party made them a desirable subject for a collectible card series. The album for this series has text and photo captions that tell the story of Hitler's life from his birth in 1899 to his 1933 appointment as Chancellor, and then Fuhrer, of Germany.
Cigarette card photo of a smiling Hitler with roses and a Hitler Youth member
Object
Cigarette card, Jungdeutschland begrüßt den Führer im Wahlkampf, number 166, Group 64, series 15, Adolf Hitler - Pictures of the Life of the Führer, from about 1936. The card features a black and white photograph of a Hitler Youth member greeting Hitler and other Nazi Party officials during an election campaign stop. Cigarette cards were a popular collectible item in Germany beginning about 1920. Large albums with text, but no pictures, were published for each series and the cards were collected to be added as illustrations. The increasing popularity of the Nazi Party made them a desirable subject for a collectible card series. The album for this series has text and photo captions that tell the story of Hitler's life from his birth in 1899 to his 1933 appointment as Chancellor, and then Fuhrer, of Germany.
Cigarette card photo of Hitler reading the newspaper
Object
Cigarette card, Aufnahme aus der Haft 1924 auf der Festung Landsberg, number 195, Group 64, series 15, Adolf Hitler - Pictures of the Life of the Führer, from about 1936. The card features a black and white photograph of Adolf Hiter seated and reading a newspaper after his release from prison in 1924. Cigarette cards were a popular collectible item in Germany beginning about 1920. Large albums with text, but no pictures, were published for each series and the cards were collected to be added as illustrations. The increasing popularity of the Nazi Party made them a desirable subject for a collectible card series. The album for this series has text and photo captions that tell the story of Hitler's life from his birth in 1899 to his 1933 appointment as Chancellor, and then Fuhrer, of Germany.
Cigarette card photo of happy women in folk costume giving Heil Hitler salute
Object
Cigarette card, Täglich dasselbe Bild: Begeisterte Begrüßung des Führers, number 59, Group 67, series 15, Adolf Hitler - Pictures of the Life of the Führer, from about 1936. The card features a black and white photograph of a large crowd of women cheering for Adolf Hitler, who is not pictured, and being held back by a guard. Cigarette cards were a popular collectible item in Germany beginning about 1920. Large albums with text, but no pictures, were published for each series and the cards were collected to be added as illustrations. The increasing popularity of the Nazi Party made them a desirable subject for a collectible card series. The album for this series has text and photo captions that tell the story of Hitler's life from his birth in 1899 to his 1933 appointment as Chancellor, and then Fuhrer, of Germany.
Cigarette card photo of 4 workers carrying shovels on their shoulders
Object
Cigarette card, Arbeitsdienst bei Landgewinnungsarbeiten, number 93, Group 67, series 15, Adolf Hitler - Pictures of the Life of the Führer, from about 1936. The card features a black and white photograph of four men carrying shovels and walking through water. Cigarette cards were a popular collectible item in Germany beginning about 1920. Large albums with text, but no pictures, were published for each series and the cards were collected to be added as illustrations. The increasing popularity of the Nazi Party made them a desirable subject for a collectible card series. The album for this series has text and photo captions that tell the story of Hitler's life from his birth in 1899 to his 1933 appointment as Chancellor, and then Fuhrer, of Germany.
Cigarette card photo of four bomber planes flying over Nuremberg
Object
Cigarette card, Bomber über Nürnberg, number 147, Group 67, series 15, Adolf Hitler - Pictures of the Life of the Führer, from about 1936. The card features a black and white photograph of four bomber planes flying over Nuremberg, Germany. Cigarette cards were a popular collectible item in Germany beginning about 1920. Large albums with text, but no pictures, were published for each series and the cards were collected to be added as illustrations. The increasing popularity of the Nazi Party made them a desirable subject for a collectible card series. The album for this series has text and photo captions that tell the story of Hitler's life from his birth in 1899 to his 1933 appointment as Chancellor, and then Fuhrer, of Germany.
Cigarette card photo of Hitler on a warship gazing across a fjord
Object
Cigarette card, An Bord eines Kriegsschiffes besuchte der Führer die norwegischen Fjorde, number 162, Group 67, series 15, Adolf Hitler - Pictures of the Life of the Führer, from about 1936. The card features a black and white photograph of Adolf Hitler on board a warship sailing through a Norwegian fjord. Cigarette cards were a popular collectible item in Germany beginning about 1920. Large albums with text, but no pictures, were published for each series and the cards were collected to be added as illustrations. The increasing popularity of the Nazi Party made them a desirable subject for a collectible card series. The album for this series has text and photo captions that tell the story of Hitler's life from his birth in 1899 to his 1933 appointment as Chancellor, and then Fuhrer, of Germany.
Cigarette card photo of Hitler chatting with a Hitler Youth group
Object
Cigarette card, Hitler-Jugend als Gals am Obersalzberg, number 168, Group 67, series 15, Adolf Hitler - Pictures of the Life of the Führer, from about 1936. The card features a black and white photograph of Hitler chatting with a Hitler Youth group visiting the Berghof, his mountain retreat. Cigarette cards were a popular collectible item in Germany beginning about 1920. Large albums with text, but no pictures, were published for each series and the cards were collected to be added as illustrations. The increasing popularity of the Nazi Party made them desirable subject for a collectible card series. The album for this series has text and photo captions that tell the story of Hitler's life from his birth in 1899 to his 1933 appointment as Chancellor, and then Fuhrer, of Germany.
Cigarette card photo of Adolf Hitler visting General Litzmann on his birthday
Object
Cigarette card, Ein alter Kämpfer : Der Führer gratuliert 1934 General Litzmann zum Geburtstag, number 182, Group 67, series 15, Adolf Hitler - Pictures of the Life of the Führer, from about 1936. The card features a black and white photograph of Hitler visiting the aged General Karl Litzmann on his 84th birthday in 1934. Cigarette cards were a popular collectible item in Germany beginning about 1920. Large albums with text, but no pictures, were published for each series and the cards were collected to be added as illustrations. The increasing popularity of the Nazi Party made them a desirable subject for a collectible card series. The album for this series has text and photo captions that tell the story of Hitler's life from his birth in 1899 to his 1933 appointment as Chancellor, and then Fuhrer, of Germany.
Cigarette card photo of Hitler with a group of Nazi Party officials
Object
Cigarette card, Der Führer im Kreise seiner nächsten Mitarbeiter am Abend der Reichtagswahl vom 29. Marz 1936, number 198, Group 67, series 15, Adolf Hitler - Pictures of the Life of the Führer, from about 1936. The card features a black and white photograph of Hitler addressing a group of Nazi Party officials on the night of the Reichstag election of March 29, 1936. Cigarette cards were a popular collectible item in Germany beginning about 1920. Large albums with text, but no pictures, were published for each series and the cards were collected to be added as illustrations. The increasing popularity of the Nazi Party made them a desirable subject for a collectible card series. The album for this series has text and photo captions that tell the story of Hitler's life from his birth in 1899 to his 1933 appointment as Chancellor, and then Fuhrer, of Germany.
Martin Shallow document collection
Document
Consists of four booklets: a work permit book (Arbeitsbuch) issued to Franziska Buschta (nee Exler), of Vienna, documenting her employment from 1927 to 1948; a membership book from the Deutsche Arbeitsfront, issued to Johanna Ritschl, of Vienna, recording her dues paid from 1940 to 1942; a subscription booklet for the Rhein NSZ Front, a Nazi-party newspapers, issued to a subscriber in Kaiserslautern, showing subscription fees paid for September 1938 and September through November 1940; and a booklet for postal savings stamps, issued by the Deutsche Reichspost, and containing spaces for the pasting of standard postage stamps of the era. The latter contains definitive stamps issued in Germany with images of Hindenburg and Hitler, up through 1945, as well as insert sheets for post-war stamps from French-occupied Baden and early West-German commemoratives, all with postmark stamps from Rastatt, 1948-1952.
