Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Miniature "button book" printed by the Nazi German government and given as a token gift to those who had donated to the Winter-hilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes. The booklet could be worn on coat buttons as a sign that the wearer had donated to the charity. The book was acquired by Hubert John Placey while serving overseas in the U.S. Army during WWII.
- Title
- Der Führer macht Geschichte 1938
- Alternate Title
- The Führer Makes History 1938
- Date
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publication:
1938
- Geography
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publication:
Berlin (Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of JoAnn Titak, Ron and John Placey in Honor of our Dad, Hubert John Placey, who served in W.W.II.
- Contributor
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Author:
Heinrich Hoffmann
Publisher: Presse-Hoffmann
Issuer: Winter-Hilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes
- 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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Books and Published Materials
- Category
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Books and pamphlets
- Object Type
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Miniature books (lcsh)
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm) | Width: 1.380 inches (3.505 cm) | Depth: 0.120 inches (0.305 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink, metal, cloth, graphite
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by JoAnn Titak, the daughter of Hubert John Placey.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-09-13 15:39:34
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The collection consists of two miniature "button books" issued for charitable contributions by the Winter-hilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes and a pamphlet acquired by Hubert John Placey while serving overseas in the U.S. Army during WWII.
Date: 1938-1940
Miniature "button book" issued for charitable contributions by the Winter-hilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes
Object
Miniature "button book" printed by the Nazi German government and given as a token gift to those who had donated to the Winter-hilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes. The booklet could be worn on coat buttons as a sign that the wearer had donated to the charity. The book was acquired by Hubert John Placey while serving overseas in the U.S. Army during WWII.
Pamphlet
Object
The pamphlet was acquired by Hubert John Placey while serving overseas in the U.S. Army during WWII.