Overview
- Brief Narrative
- metal container with handle and slots for slides. Contains a handwritten list of the contents. The contents are stored separately.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Steven Zabin
Physical Details
- Classification
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Containers
- Category
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Metal containers
- Object Type
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Metal containers (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- a: case
b: handwritten list of contents - Dimensions
- a: Height: 2.060 inches (5.232 cm) | Width: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm)
b: Height: 7.380 inches (18.745 cm) | Width: 14.500 inches (36.83 cm) - Materials
- a : metal, paper
b : paper, ink
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Magen David.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The container was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Steven Zabin.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:30:22
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