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Nazi banner

Object | Accession Number: 2000.610.1
2000.610.1 detail Nazi banner Click to enlarge 2000.610.1 detail Nazi banner Click to enlarge

Nazi banner, horizontal format with binding and two metal clips along one edge. Red background with black and white images of swastika and Nazi eagle and swastika emblem. Tag attached to one edge that reads,"Konigsberger Segeltuchwarren und flaggenfabrik, J.E.W. Hellgardt A.G., Konigsberg." The banner was captured by an unknown soldier and given to Al Franciosa.

Language
German
Classification
Identifying Artifacts
Category
Flags
Object Type
Banners (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Loretta Macchia

About This Object

Dimensions
overall: Height: 97.500 inches (247.65 cm) | Width: 148.000 inches (375.92 cm)
Materials
overall : cloth, dye
Contributor
Distributor: Konigsberger Segeltuchwaren und flaggenfabrik, J.E.W. Hellgardt A.G

Keywords and Subjects

Personal Name
Macchia, Loretta.

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The banner was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by Loretta Macchia, the daughter of Al Franciosa.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2019-12-04 14:15:07
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