Overview
- Brief Narrative
- The binoculars were assembled from loose parts found in a section of Buchenwald where prisoners rebuilt binoculars. William E. Lifson entered the camp a few weeks after liberation and was instructed in the assembly of the binoculars by liberated prisoners. Assembled by William Lifson, May 1945, Buchenwald concentration camp.
- Date
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manufacture:
1945 May
- Geography
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manufacture:
Buchenwald (Concentration camp);
Weimar (Thuringia, Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of William Lifson
- Contributor
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Subject:
William E. Lifson
Physical Details
- Classification
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Personal Equipment and Supplies
- Category
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Optical equipment and supplies
- Object Type
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Binoculars (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- 10 x 50 night glasses with the brand name, "Carl Zeiss, Jena."
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 6.750 inches (17.145 cm) | Width: 7.120 inches (18.085 cm) | Depth: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal, plastic, glass, paint
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The binoculars were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by William Lifson.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:51:16
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn4767
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