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Boy Scout banner used in the Jewish Community in Shanghai

Object | Accession Number: 1993.107.4

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Boy Scout banner used in the Jewish Community in Shanghai

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Date: use: approximately 1939-1945
Geography: use: Shanghai (China)
Classification: Identifying Artifacts
Category: Flags
Object Type: Banners (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eva Mittler

Physical Description: Boy Scout; triangular fabric adorned with white dove (?) applique on black background, both sides; Shanghai, China
Dimensions: overall: Height: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) | Width: 11.750 inches (29.845 cm)
Materials: overall : cloth
Contributor: Subject: Fred Mittler
Biography: While in Shanghai, China during WWII, Fred Mittler was a scout master for a Boy Scout troop.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The banner was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Eva Mittler, the wife of Fred Mittler.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2020-06-30 09:45:42
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn7169

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