Overview
- Brief Narrative
- The packet of ultramarine dye is part of a collection that consists of memoirs written by donors' father Mitchell Borke (born Mieszlaw Borkowski), as well as photographic material, documents, correspondence, handwritten notes, and clippings. The dye was manufactured in Warsaw, Poland. Mitchell Borke's aunt, Runia, brought this dye with her when she immigrated to Chicago, Illinois, in 1934.
- Date
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emigration:
1934
Physical Details
- Language
- Polish
- Classification
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Materials
- Category
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Powders
- Object Type
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Powders (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Blue powder dye still sealed inside paper packet with brown ink - images of camels on corners and text in Polish language.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 2.559 inches (6.5 cm) | Width: 3.740 inches (9.5 cm)
- Materials
- overall : dye, paper, ink
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- To the best of the Museum's knowledge, there are no known copyright restrictions on the material(s) in this collection, or the material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The dye packet was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2024 by Susan and Louise Borke, daughters of Mitchell Borke.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-06-06 14:38:36
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Also in Borke family collection
The collection consists of memoirs written by donors' father Mitchell Borke (born Mieszlaw Borkowski), as well as photographic material, documents, correspondence, handwritten notes and clippings. The collection also includes a packet of dye carried by Mitchell Borke's aunt, Runia, when she left Warsaw, Poland, for Chicago, Illinois, in 1934.
Borke family papers
Document
The collection consists of memoirs written by donors' father Mitchell Borke (born Mieszlaw Borkowski), as well as photographic material, documents, correspondence, handwritten notes, and clippings. The collection also includes a dye packet.
