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Film canister for a Leica camera that was used in Krakow

Object | Accession Number: 1991.103.1
1991.103.1 front Film canister for a Leica camera that was used in Krakow Click to enlarge

Canister for a Leica camera that was used to document daily life and conditions from 1936 through the Holocaust in Krakow, Poland.

Date
manufacture:  1936
Geography
use: Krakow (Poland)
Classification
Containers
Category
Metal containers
Object Type
Canisters (aat)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jacek Nowakowski

About This Object

Physical Description
Cylindrical, hollow film canister.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Diameter: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
Materials
overall : metal

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The film canister was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Jacek Nowakowski.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 17:51:24
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn4285

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