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Nazi Party banner bearing signatures of American soldiers

Object | Accession Number: 1998.141.1

Date: approximately 1933-1945 (use)
Language: English
Classification: Identifying Artifacts
Category: Flags
Object Type: Banners (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of George E. Sites

Physical Description: Red background bearing black swastika on circular white field; white field bears signatures in blue/black ink.
Dimensions: overall : 43.000 x 65.500 in. (109.22 x 166.37 cm.)
Materials: overall : cotton, dye, ink
Inscription: recto and verso: signatures written in blue/black ink on white circles at center of flag
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The banner was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by George E. Sites.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2018-10-24 14:08:40
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn12691

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