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Engraved commemorative plaque

Object | Accession Number: 1989.1031.1

1989.1031 front
Engraved commemorative plaque

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Language: English
Classification: Information Forms
Category: Signs and signboards
Object Type: Plaques, plaquettes (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

Physical Description: Metal plaque with engraved image of the entrance to Auschwitz with the gate, "Arbeit Macht Frei" and a quote from Elie Wiesel called, "At the Gates of Hitler's Inferno." The plaque is attached to a black resin base.
Dimensions: overall: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 19.000 inches (48.26 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The plaque was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2021-12-10 07:34:18
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