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Object | Accession Number: 1997.99.1
1997.99.1 front Tag Click to enlarge

Tag worn by Rita Buchholz as a child on a transport sponsored by the US Committee for the Care of European Children. She sailed from Lisbon on August 20, 1941, aboard the Mouzinho, arriving in New York on September 2.

Date
use:  1941
Language
French
English
Classification
Identifying Artifacts
Category
Labels
Object Type
Tags (aat)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Rita Grusd

About This Object

Physical Description
states that bearer's number is "33" and is traveling from Lisbon to the United States; encased in plastic sleeve with string ties; printed on tag:
"THE AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE
29, Boulevard d'Athènes - MARSEILLE
20 South 12 th Street, Philadelphia, PA U. S. A.
MY NAME IS }
JE M'APPELLE } Rita BUCHHOLZ
MY NUMBER IS }
JE PORTE LE N§ } 33
I am sailing for the United States on }
Je m'embarque pour les Etats-Unis sur } S/S MOUZINHO
SAILING FROM }
PARTANT DE } Lisbonne
In case of emergency, cable to one of the above addresses, either at Marseille or Philadelphia, according to place. Kindly give my name and number and describe my case. Do not fail to give your full name and address. A reply will reacdh you immediately and your expenses will be refunded in full.
THANK YOU!
En cas de besoin, télégraphiez ou cablez à une des adresses ci-dessus soit à Marseille, soit à Philadelphie, suivant le cas. Donnez mon nom et mon numéro et décrivez ce qui m'arrive, N'ommettz pas de donner votre adresse. Vous recevrez immédiatement une résponse et vous serez remboursé sans délai de toutes vos déspensés.
MERCI!"
Dimensions
overall: Height: 5.120 inches (13.005 cm) | Width: 3.860 inches (9.804 cm)
Materials
overall : paper, ink, plastic, cloth

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The tag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997 by Rita Grusd.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2021-03-08 15:48:30
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