Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Postcard, printed and hand colored for Chanukah, printed at the Mooragh detention camp, Ramsey, Isle of Man, 1940. On recto is an illustration of an eight branched menorah (not a hanukkiah) surrounded with rays of light, in a light blue frame with Stars of David on the corners and the caption "Light for all / Chanukah 5701 / Mooragh Camp / Ramsey-Isle of Man"
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection. The acquisition of this collection was made possible by the Philip and Janet Levin Foundation
Physical Details
- Classification
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Art
- Category
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Drawings
- Object Type
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Drawing (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Postcard, printed and hand colored for Chanukah, printed at the Mooragh detention camp, Ramsey, Isle of Man, 1940. On recto is an illustration of an eight branched menorah (not a hanukkiah) surrounded with rays of light, in a light blue frame with Stars of David on the corners and the caption "Light for all / Chanukah 5701 / Mooragh Camp / Ramsey-Isle of Man"
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm) | Width: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, paper, watercolor
: ink
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The postcard was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:16:43
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Illustration of one of the detention camps in Douglas., Isle of Man. Stenciled leaf, hand colored. dated in print "Douglas, 1940" at the bottom of the leaf is a handwritten dedication by two brothers whose surname is Gartner - former detainees at the Central Camp in Douglas; in English; dated 1940 Postcard, printed and hand colored for Chanukah, printed at the Mooragh detention camp, Ramsey, Isle of Man, 1940. On recto is an illustration of an eight branched menorah (not a hanukkiah) surrounded with rays of light, in a light blue frame with Stars of David on the corners and the caption "Light for all / Chanukah 5701 / Mooragh Camp / Ramsey-Isle of Man"
Date: 1940-1940
Illustration of detention camp, Douglas, Isle of Man
Object
Illustration of one of the detention camps in Douglas., Isle of Man. Stenciled leaf, hand colored. dated in print "Douglas, 1940" at the bottom of the leaf is a handwritten dedication by two brothers whose surname is Gartner - former detainees at the Central Camp in Douglas; in English; dated 1940
