Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Matchbook issued for use on the east coast of the United States between 1930-1960. It is printed with an advertisement that declares that the establishment is for Gentiles only.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Classification
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Personal Equipment and Supplies
- Category
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Smoking paraphernalia
- Object Type
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Matchbooks (aat)
- Physical Description
- Matchbook; blue cardboard cover folded over so that the front is held behind the bottom of the front; bottom is held together by a staple; front cover shows a drawing of a large building with "BROADMOOR" at roof line and palm trees on either side; "THE / BROADMOOR / BY THE SEA" at bottom and "GENTILE CLIENTELE" at top left; "ON THE OCEAN AT 75TH STREET / MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA" in whtie at bottom of front; back shows a map with the Broadmoor marked at bottom left; information about the hotel in white in interior of cover; 11 blue matches with white heads affixed inside cover.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm)
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The matchbook was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-01 09:15:39
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn47641
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Matchbook issued for use on the east coast of the United States between 1930-1960. It is printed with an advertisement that declares that the establishment is for Gentiles only.
