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    Collection Summary
    The collection consists of a cigarette holder, handheld heating device, and miniature sandals relating to the experiences of Walter Wharton, a British Army medic who was held in a German prisoner-of-war camp and concentration camp during World War II.
    Provenance
    The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by David Wharton, the son of Walter Wharton.
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    Cigarette holder made from found materials for a Jewish British Army medic by fellow inmates

    Object | Accession Number: 2013.482.1

    Geography
    received: Germany
    Date
    received:  after 1942 July-approximately 1945 May
    Small heating device made from a cigarette tin for a Jewish British Army medic by fellow inmates

    Object | Accession Number: 2013.482.2

    Geography
    received: Germany
    Date
    received:  after 1942 July-1945
    Pair of miniature leather sandals made for a Jewish British Army medic by fellow inmates

    Object | Accession Number: 2013.482.3

    Geography
    received: Germany
    Date
    received:  after 1942 July-1945
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    2022-07-28 18:26:57
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