Overview
- Brief Narrative
- The camera was purchased with money awarded as war reparations.
- Date
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found:
1947
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gerd Stolz
- Markings
- "LEICA" embossed on lens cap, verso: "Ernst Leitz/Wetzlar Germany" on camera
- Contributor
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Subject:
Joseph Katz
Physical Details
- Classification
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Audiovisual and Photographic Materials
- Category
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Cameras
- Object Type
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Leica camera (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- a= camera, black metal Leica brand
b= camera case: brown leather with strap, attachment on bottom to screw into camera - Dimensions
- overall: Height: 2.640 inches (6.706 cm) | Width: 5.240 inches (13.31 cm) | Depth: 1.690 inches (4.293 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal, leather, glass, enamel paint, plastic, cloth
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The camera was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Gerd Stolz, a friend of Joseph Katz.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:22:28
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn8783
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