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Adolf Hitler-Strasse street sign acquired by a US soldier

Object | Accession Number: 1986.17.1

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Adolf Hitler-Strasse street sign acquired by a US soldier

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Date: found: 1945 May
Geography: use: Germany
Language: German
Classification: Information Forms
Category: Signs and signboards
Object Type: Street signs (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jonathan Stone, In memory of Harmon R. Stone

Physical Description: Narrow, rectangular painted metal sign with raised white enamel lettering, Adolf Hitler-Straße, on a blue background with a narrow white border and a black edge. There are four circular holes punched through each corner.
Dimensions: overall: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 35.500 inches (90.17 cm)
Materials: overall : metal, enamel paint
Topical Term: Soldiers--United States.
Historical geography--Street signs.
Personal Name: Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--Commemoration--Germany (Berlin)
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The street sign was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1986 by Jonathan Stone, the son of Harmon R. Stone.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2021-01-11 12:38:34
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