John Butzke family collection
Collection
- Collection Summary
- The collection consists of a teddy bear, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Hans (later John) Butzke and his parents Julius and Netty before and during the war in Vienna, Austria, and in Panama and the United States following their 1940 immigration.
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Richard Butzke and Eva Butzke Wein, the son and granddaughter of John Butzke.
- Date
- 1899-2000
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- Geography
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manufacture:
Giengen (Germany)
received: Vienna (Austria)
- Date
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manufacture:
1925-1935
use: 1940
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Record last modified: 2019-12-04 16:11:54
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Steiff teddy bear used to smuggle valuables out of Vienna
Object | Accession Number: 2014.350.2
