Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Black-painted wooden box bearing an inscription and an airplane with an interior tray and a key owned by Selma Aron.
- Date
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acquired:
after 1918
- Geography
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acquired:
Germany
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Dennis Aron
- Contributor
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Original owner:
Selma Aron
Physical Details
- Classification
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Containers
- Category
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Boxes
- Object Type
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Wooden boxes (lcsh)
- Genre/Form
- Boxes.
- Physical Description
- Inscribed, black-painted, wooden box bearing an airplane on the lid. The hinged box can be secured by using the metal key (c) in the lock on the front. Within the box, there is an oval-shaped mirror on the underside of the lid, as well as a removable, compartmentalized tray (b).
- Dimensions
- a: Height: 4.380 inches (11.125 cm) | Width: 10.630 inches (27 cm) | Depth: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm)
b: Height: 1.630 inches (4.14 cm) | Width: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm) | Depth: 6.130 inches (15.57 cm)
c: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm) - Materials
- a : wood, glass, paint, metal
b : wood, paint
c : metal - Inscription
- a: top, painted: Selma / 1918
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The box was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by Dennis Aron, the grandson of Selma Aron .
- Record last modified:
- 2023-05-18 14:38:46
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The collection consists of documents, linens, a wooden box, and pieces of a US Army uniform relating to the experiences of Selma Aron and Fred Siegfried Aron in Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States before, during, and after the Holocaust and World War II.
Date: approximately 1936-approximately 1975
Hilde Aron papers
Document
The Hilde Aron papers consist primarily of letters and postcards from Levi and Franziska Speier and their younger daughter Ursula in Guxhagen and Borken, Germany, to their older daughter, Hilde, who had immigrated to the United States in 1938. The letters describe Jewish holidays, the Speiers’ need for more food, and their efforts to emigrate. Additional letters document the Speier family’s deportation and murder and the whereabouts of other family members after the Holocaust. The papers also include loose postcards conveying greetings from Hilde’s family and friends and the empty album that formerly housed them.
US Army pattern 1939 service coat worn by Fred Siegfried Aron
Object
United States Army, 1939 pattern service coat worn by Fred Siegfried Aron during his military service in World War II.
US Army garrison cap worn by Fred Siegfried Aron
Object
United States Army garrison cap with piping worn by Fred Siegfried Aron during his military service in World War II.
US Army dog tag worn by Fred Siegfried Aron
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United States Army dog tag worn by Fred Siegfried Aron during his military service in World War II.
US Army sharpshooter rifle pin awarded to fred Siegfried Aron
Object
United States Army sharpshooter rifle pin for marksmanship awarded to Fred Siegfried Aron during his military service in World War II. The badge was awarded as an indication of the soldier's ability to use the indicated weapon on a firing range. A soldier had to requalify annually for the particular weapon to keep the award.
Ribbon rack with three military ribbon bars awarded to Fred Siegfried Aron
Object
Ribbon rack with three military ribbon bars awarded to Fred Siegfried Aron during his military service in World War II. The ribbons, from left to right, represent the Good Conduct medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign medal, and the Phillipine Liberation medal.
US Army Good Conduct medal ribbon bar awarded to Fred Siegfried Aron
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United States Army Good Conduct medal ribbon bar awarded to Fred Siegfried Aron during his military service in World War II.
World War II Victory medal ribbon bar awarded to Fred Siegfried Aron
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World War II Victory medal ribbon bar awarded to Fred Siegfried Aron during his military service in World War II.
US Army Ordnance lapel pin worn by Fred Siegfried Aron
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United States Army Ordnance lapel pin worn by Fred Siegfried Aron during his military service in World War II.
Army U.S. lapel pin worn by Fred Siegfried Aron
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United States Army "U.S." lapel pin worn by Fred Siegfried Aron during his military service in World War II.
US Army Corps of Engineers lapel pin owned by Fred Siegfried Aron
Object
United States Army Corps of Engineers lapel pin worn by Fred Siegfried Aron during his military service in World War II.
US Army Honorable Service lapel button worn by Fred Siegfried Aron
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United States Army Corps Honorable Service lapel button, colloquially called "the ruptured duck," worn by Fred Siegfried Aron following his military service in World War II.
Jewish War Veteran of the U.S. lapel pin worn by Fred Siegfried Aron
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Jewish War Veteran of the United States lapel pin worn by Fred Siegfried Aron following his military service in World War II.
Jewish War Veteran of the U.S. lapel pin worn by Fred Siegfried Aron
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Jewish War Veteran of the United States lapel pin worn by Fred Siegfried Aron following his military service in World War II.
Brown, trifold military discharge papers holder owned by Fred Siegfried Aron
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Trifold document holder or portfolio for military discharge papers owned by Fred Siegfried Aron following his military service in World War II.
Monogrammed table runner owned by Mina Hirsch and Selma Aron
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Monogrammed, white table runner that originally belonged to Mina Hirsch and was given to Selma Aron.
Monogrammed table runner owned by Mina Hirsch and Selma Aron
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Monogrammed, white table runner that originally belonged to Mina Hirsch and was given to Selma Aron.
