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Suitcase carried by a man emigrating from Nazi-occupied Germany

Object | Accession Number: 1994.72.1

1994.72 front
Suitcase carried by a man emigrating from Nazi-occupied Germany

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Date: emigration: 1939 January 20
Language: German
Classification: Containers
Category: Luggage
Object Type: Suitcases (aat)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Henry Lewis

Physical Description: Black leather suitcase with chrome hinges and locks. Compartmentalized on the inside.
Dimensions: overall: Height: 19.500 inches (49.53 cm) | Width: 12.500 inches (31.75 cm)
Materials: overall : leather, paper, ink, adhesive, metal
Inscription: lid, lower front corner, sticker : HAMBURG-AMERIKA / HA /P /AG / [inscribed] ERNST KOHN / S / S DEUTSCHLAND / 20 / I / 39 CHERBOURG / NEW YORK / 307
Contributor: Subject: Ernst Kohn
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The suitcase was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Henry Lewis, the neighbor of Ernst Kohn.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2021-02-10 09:44:09
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