Overview
- Brief Narrative
- The album was created by Alfred Kantor in the Schwarzheide labor camp. He gave it to Julius Rabl [donor's husband] who hid it under the floorboards in the barracks of the camp. Julius Rabl carried the album with him on a death march.
- Date
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1944-1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Trude Rabl
- Contributor
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Alfred Kantor
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Classification
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Art
- Category
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Drawings
- Object Type
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Sketchbooks (aat)
- Physical Description
- Rectangular form; blue and white striped fabric cardboard cover; 22 interior pages of black construction paper; ink and graphite sketches of life at Schwarzheide labor camp adhered to recto and handwritten text adhered to verso of each interior page.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 4.880 inches (12.395 cm) | Width: 3.120 inches (7.925 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, cardboard, cloth, ink, adhesive, graphite
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- Restrictions on use. Donor retains copyright
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The album was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Trude Rabl, the wife of Julius Rabl.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-16 12:18:16
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn521365
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