Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Luggage tag from the United States Lines Steamer Manhattan used by Dorothea Bund when the Bund family immigrated to the United States in 1938. The tag indicates the final destination is New York.
- Date
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use:
approximately 1938
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Barbara Bund
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Labels
- Object Type
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Luggage tags (aat)
- Physical Description
- Rectangular, brown and cream cardstock luggage tag with angled top corners and a circular punch hole centered along the top edge. The hole is lined with a metal and tan grommet. There is a circular emblem bordered in dark blue with an illustration of a flag at its center. The passenger name, steamer name, sailing date, and other information are handwritten in pencil on one side of the tag.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm) | Width: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink, metal, adhesive
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Personal Name
- Bund, Dorothea. Bund, Henry.
- Corporate Name
- Manhattan (Ship)
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The luggage tag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2022 by Barbara Bund.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 10:05:18
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The collection consists of travel documentation, correspondence, and luggage tags relating to the Bund family's immigration to the United States in 1938.
Date: 1935-1945
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Luggage tag used by Dorothea Bund
Object
Luggage tag from the United States Lines Steamer Manhattan used by Dorothea Bund when the Bund family immigrated to the United States in 1938. The tag indicates the final destination is New York.
