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Suitcase

Object | Accession Number: 1993.119.1
1993.119.1 front Suitcase Click to enlarge 1993.119.1 back Suitcase Click to enlarge

Found by Kurt Baum while working in a warehouse at Buchenwald DP camp, Germany. Used by Kurt Baum during his emigration to the United States, 1950.

Date
use:  1950
Geography
found: Buchenwald (Concentration camp); Weimar (Thuringia, Germany)
Classification
Containers
Category
Luggage
Object Type
Suitcases (aat)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Kurt Baum

About This Object

Physical Description
Stickers adhered from various hotels in Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Germany.
Dimensions
overall: | Width: 14.490 inches (36.805 cm) | Depth: 25.240 inches (64.11 cm)
Materials
overall : leather, metal, paper, adhesive, cloth

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The suitcase was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Kurt Baum.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2020-06-30 09:21:30
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