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Nazi propaganda cigarette card album

Object | Accession Number: 1997.66.1 a-b

Nazi propaganda cigarette coupon album celebrating Adolf Hitler's rise to power.

Artwork Title
Deutschland Erwacht (Germany Awakens)
Date
1933  (publication/distribution)
Language
German
Classification
Information Forms
Category
Cards
Object Type
Cigarette cards (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of John Meyer
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About This Object

Physical Description
a=album, b=dust jacket; leather-bound; orange cover with embossed image of swastika with oak leaves and gold leaf silhouette of a S.A. member in profile; title on lower half of cover reads, "Deutschland/erwacht"; word "erwacht" is flanked by silhouettes of wheat stalks; fabric on spine also bears printed title and number "8"; album contains black and white images adhered to pages
Dimensions
overall : 12.360 x 9.370 x 1.380 in. (31.394 x 23.8 x 3.505 cm.)
Materials
overall : leather, ink, lithographic ink, paper, adhesive, cloth
Inscription
front cover, verso: in black ink, "Donated by:/John Meyer/Gooding, Idaho"

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The cigarette card album was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997 by John Meyer.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2018-01-11 14:27:02
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