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Adolf Hitler-Strasse street sign

Object | Accession Number: 1988.148.1

1988.148.1 front
Adolf Hitler-Strasse street sign

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Date: received: 1939-1945
Geography: use: Karlsruhe (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 Margaret Legum

Physical Description: white lettering, "Adolf Hitler Strasse" [Adolf Hitler Street], on blue ground
Dimensions: overall: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 35.250 inches (89.535 cm)
Materials: overall : metal, enamel
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The street sign was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by Margaret Legum, the wife of Morris Sol Legum.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2022-10-07 10:28:04
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn367

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