Overview
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of John Bechtler
Physical Details
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Flags
- Object Type
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Pennants (aat)
- Physical Description
- Political; red triangular cloth; black swastika on white circle.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 13.380 inches (33.985 cm) | Width: 8.620 inches (21.895 cm)
- Materials
- overall : wool, dye
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The banner was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Claranne Bechtler.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-11-07 14:21:02
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- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn9877
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