Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Poster, part of a collection consisting of audio recordings, artifacts, documents, and photographs collected by Dr. Dorit Whiteman for her work as an author and clinical psychologist researching and writing books about the Holocaust.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Dorit B. Whiteman, Ph.D.
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Classification
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Posters
- Category
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Posters
- Object Type
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Posters (lcsh)
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 33.880 inches (86.055 cm) | Width: 24.000 inches (60.96 cm)
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Dr. Dorit B. Whiteman.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 21:51:06
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Poster
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Poster, part of a collection consisting of audio recordings, artifacts, documents, and photographs collected by Dr. Dorit Whiteman for her work as an author and clinical psychologist researching and writing books about the Holocaust.
Poster
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Poster, part of a collection consisting of audio recordings, artifacts, documents, and photographs collected by Dr. Dorit Whiteman for her work as an author and clinical psychologist researching and writing books about the Holocaust.
Poster
Object
Poster, part of a collection consisting of audio recordings, artifacts, documents, and photographs collected by Dr. Dorit Whiteman for her work as an author and clinical psychologist researching and writing books about the Holocaust.
Poster
Object
Poster, part of a collection consisting of audio recordings, artifacts, documents, and photographs collected by Dr. Dorit Whiteman for her work as an author and clinical psychologist researching and writing books about the Holocaust.
Poster
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Poster, part of a collection consisting of audio recordings, artifacts, documents, and photographs collected by Dr. Dorit Whiteman for her work as an author and clinical psychologist researching and writing books about the Holocaust.
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Poster, part of a collection consisting of audio recordings, artifacts, documents, and photographs collected by Dr. Dorit Whiteman for her work as an author and clinical psychologist researching and writing books about the Holocaust.
Poster
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Poster
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Poster, part of a collection consisting of audio recordings, artifacts, documents, and photographs collected by Dr. Dorit Whiteman for her work as an author and clinical psychologist researching and writing books about the Holocaust.
Poster
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Poster, part of a collection consisting of audio recordings, artifacts, documents, and photographs collected by Dr. Dorit Whiteman for her work as an author and clinical psychologist researching and writing books about the Holocaust.
Poster
Object
Poster, part of a collection consisting of audio recordings, artifacts, documents, and photographs collected by Dr. Dorit Whiteman for her work as an author and clinical psychologist researching and writing books about the Holocaust.
Poster
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Poster, part of a collection consisting of audio recordings, artifacts, documents, and photographs collected by Dr. Dorit Whiteman for her work as an author and clinical psychologist researching and writing books about the Holocaust.
Poster
Object
Poster, part of a collection consisting of audio recordings, artifacts, documents, and photographs collected by Dr. Dorit Whiteman for her work as an author and clinical psychologist researching and writing books about the Holocaust.
