Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Large trunk, part of a collection relating to the experiences of Isaak and Rose Salzberg and their daughters Ruth and Jutta who immigrated to the United States in November 1938 from Hamburg, Germany.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ruth Salzberg Horwitz
Physical Details
- Classification
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Containers
- Category
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Luggage
- Object Type
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Trunks (Luggage) (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Trunk with hinged lid and striped fabric lining; leather, cardboard and metal with labels adhered to the outside, including labels for the Cunard Line and for U.S. Customs
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 35.500 inches (90.17 cm) | Width: 41.250 inches (104.775 cm) | Depth: 24.250 inches (61.595 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cardboard, leather, metal, cloth
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The trunk was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Ruth Salzberg Horwitz.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 21:51:22
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