Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Small tea light candle found by Marvyn Glyder, a US soldier, near the site of the crematoria at the former Dachau concentration camp, circa 1950. Glyder's Army unit was stationed near Dachau, Germany, in the postwar period.
- Date
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found:
approximately 1950
- Geography
-
found:
Dachau (Concentration camp);
Dachau (Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Marvin Glyder
Physical Details
- Classification
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Furnishings and Furniture
- Category
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Lighting devices
- Object Type
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Candles (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Small, circular silver tin container with a dark brown wax candle with a short, unused cotton wick.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Diameter: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm)
- Materials
- overall : wax, tin, cotton
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Germany--History--1945-1955.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The candle was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Marvin Glyder.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:21:17
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn2638
Also in Marvin Glyder collection
The collection consists of artifacts, a pamphlet, and photographs relating to the experiences of Marvin Glyder as a soldier in the United States Army stationed near Dachau, Germany, after the war.
Date: 1950
Small tan cloth bag found at Dachau after the war by a US soldier
Object
Small brown pouch found by Marvyn Glyder, a US soldier, at the site of the former Dachau concentration camp circa 1950. Glyder's Army unit was stationed near Dachau, Germany, in the postwar period.
Cloth remnants found at Dachau concentration camp after the war by a US soldier
Object
Piece of cloth found by Marvyn Glyder, a US soldier, near the site of the crematoriums at the former Dachau concentration camp, circa 1950. The remnants had been used as ties for flower bunches left as memoriums near the ovens. Glyder's Army unit was stationed near Dachau, Germany, in the postwar period
Nut and bolt found at Dachau concentration camp after the war by a US soldier
Object
Hardware found by Marvyn Glyder, a US soldier, near the site of the crematoria at the former Dachau concentration camp, circa 1950. Glyder's Army unit was stationed near Dachau, Germany, in the postwar period.
Ring with two screws found at Dachau concentration camp after the war by a US soldier
Object
Hardware found by Marvyn Glyder, a US soldier, near the site of the crematoriums at the former Dachau concentration camp, circa 1950. Glyder's Army unit was stationed near Dachau, Germany, in the postwar period.
Marvin Glyder Collection
Document
The Marvin Glyder collection consists of five photographs of a memorial site (perhaps Dachau) and a pamphlet titled "Nie Wieder. Never Again. Jamais Plus," 64 pages plus maps, about Dachau, published in Munich in 1950.
Pamphlet
Object
Pamphlet acquired by Marvyn Glyder, a US soldier, whose Army unit was stationed near Dachau, Germany, in the postwar period.
