Boy Scout banner used in the Jewish Community in Shanghai
Overview
- Date
-
use:
approximately 1939-1945
- Geography
-
use:
Shanghai (China)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eva Mittler
- Contributor
-
Subject:
Fred Mittler
- Biography
-
While in Shanghai, China during WWII, Fred Mittler was a scout master for a Boy Scout troop.
Physical Details
- Classification
-
Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Flags
- Object Type
-
Banners (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Boy Scout; triangular fabric adorned with white dove (?) applique on black background, both sides; Shanghai, China
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) | Width: 11.750 inches (29.845 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The banner was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Eva Mittler, the wife of Fred Mittler.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:22:10
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn7169
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The collection consists of 7 banners used by a Boy Scout troop in Shanghai, China during World War II.
