Slide box used by Hitler's personal photographer
Extent and Medium
a: Height: 1.630 inches (4.14 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
b: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Depth: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm)
Creator(s)
- Hugo Jaeger (Subject)
- Hugo Jaeger (Photographer)
Archival History
The glass slide was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Fern M. Schad.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Fern M. Schad
Scope and Content
Box and lid used by Hugo Jaeger, one of Hitler's personal photographers during WWII.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Box bottom (a) and lid (b); box is cardboard rectangle covered in gray marbled paper on outside and about a half inch from top along inside; lid (b) is a cardboard rectangle covered in gray marbled paper on outside and about a half inch from top along inside; two half-circles are cut out of the bottom of the longer sides of the lid; off-white label attached to one of the shorter sides with "SHADOWS / OF THE PAST/ A HISTORICAL HITLER REVIEW / IN 50 FULL COLOR SLIDES / WITH DESCRIBING PAMPHLET." printed in black ink.
Corporate Bodies
- Nazi Party
Subjects
- Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945--Pictorial works.
- Photographers--Germany--Biography.
- Germany--History--1933-1945--Pictorial works.
Genre
- Containers
- Object