Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Pin received by Helen Weisberger during her service with the American Red Cross in World War II.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of David Ari Klein
- Contributor
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Issuer:
American Red Cross
Subject: Helen Weisberger
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Badges
- Object Type
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Pin-back buttons (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Round metal and enamel pin-back button with the Red Cross cross in red enamel and the words "World War II" and "ARC" on the front.
- Dimensions
- overall: | Diameter: 0.810 inches (2.057 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal, enamel
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by David Ari Klein, the nephew of Helen Weisberger.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:11:14
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- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn562908
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