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1. Three drawings created by an 11 year old girl about her trip on the ill-fated voyage of the MS St. Louis
1991.164.117 front
Object | Accession Number: 1991.164.117
Date:
creation: 1939 August
depiction: 1939 May 13-1939 August
Artwork Title:
Journey of the M.S. St. Louis
…Liesl Joseph was born in Rheydt, Germany, on June 17,1928, the only child of Josef, born November 9, 1882, in Altenbamberg, and Lilly Salmon Joseph…
2. Gilt-plated demitasse spoon embossed with the MS St Louis
1992.22.1 front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.22.1
Date:
use: after 1925-before 1940
… 1945 and 1985 by Henry F. Kahn, who fled Nazi Germany in January 1939 for the United States.…
3. Floral evening dress with purple slip worn to the Celebration Ball on the ill-fated voyage of the MS St. Louis
2003.58.2_a front
Object | Accession Number: 2003.58.2 a-b
Date:
use: 1939 June 13
…Liesl Joseph was born in Rheydt, Germany, on June 17,1928, the only child of Josef, born November 9, 1882, in Altenbamberg, and Lilly Salmon Joseph…
4. Large black wardrobe trunk used by German Jewish refugees on the MS St. Louis
Object | Accession Number: 1998.65.1 a-f
Date:
use: 1939 May-1940 April
…Egon Josef Salmon was born on June 4, 1924, in Rheydt, Germany, to Paul and Erna Weinberg Salmon. Egon had a sister, Edith, born on August 24, 1933…
5. MS St. Louis floor plan
1991.164.116 front
Object | Accession Number: 1991.164.116
Date:
received: approximately 1939
…Liesl Joseph was born in Rheydt, Germany, on June 17,1928, the only child of Josef, born November 9, 1882, in Altenbamberg, and Lilly Salmon Joseph…
6. Three hangers for a wardrobe trunk used by German Jewish refugees on the MS St. Louis
1998.65.1_i front
Object | Accession Number: 1998.65.1 g-i
Date:
use: 1939 May-1940 April
…Egon Josef Salmon was born on June 4, 1924, in Rheydt, Germany, to Paul and Erna Weinberg Salmon. Egon had a sister, Edith, born on August 24, 1933…
7. Black headband embroidered MS St. Louis worn by a young girl on board the ship
2004.575.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.575.2
Date:
use: 1939 May 13-1939 June 17
…Annette Virginia Metis (later Gallagher) was born on December 20, 1930, in Grunberg, Germany, to Felix and Lotte Metis. Felix (1989-1984) was born in…
8. Chinese export trade serving tray with a floral design acquired in Havana from a Jewish refugee on board the St. Louis
2009.363.1 top
Object | Accession Number: 2009.363.1
Date:
received: 1939 May 27-1939 June 02
… charity, passengers sold some of their belongings. The ship left Hamburg, Germany, for Cuba on May 13, 1939. On board were 937 passengers, nearly all Jewish…
9. Chinese export trade serving tray with a floral design acquired in Havana from a Jewish refugee on board the St. Louis
2009.363.2 top
Object | Accession Number: 2009.363.2
Date:
received: 1939 May 27-1939 June 02
… charity, passengers sold some of their belongings. The ship left Hamburg, Germany, for Cuba on May 13, 1939. On board were 937 passengers, nearly all Jewish…