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Polish Railroad Authority collection

Collection

Collection Summary: The collection consists of railroad signal lanterns, a switch lamp, a station telephone, and station signs used in the daily operations of the railroads in Poland before and during the Holocaust.
Provenance: The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by the Polish Railroad Authority.
Date: after 1900-before 1946

Geography: use: Sobibor (Poland)
Date: use: after 1900-before 1946
Geography: use: Sobibor (Poland)
Date: use: after 1900-before 1945
Geography: use: Sobibor (Poland)
Date: use: after 1900-before 1946
Geography: use: Sobibor (Poland)
Date: use: after 1900-before 1946
Geography: use: Belzec (Poland)
Date: use: after 1945
Geography: use: Belzec (Poland)
Date: use: after 1900-before 1946
: Record last modified: 2022-07-28 18:26:56
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