Slide box used by Hitler's personal photographer
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm) | Depth: 6.250 inches (15.875 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 for holding slides; 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; wooden rectangle with hinged lid, held closed by two hook and eye closures; religious images on top of lid show a torso and head of a man, a full body image of a woman holding flowers, and the bust of a woman surrounded by flowers; three paper labels are attached to the lid, with "GLASS / STEREO / PLATES" written in red; "V" in black nad red ink and illegible words near top of lid; "V" is written at top of one of the short sides; interior has a label with numbers 1-50 along one side, and a label is affixed to the interior of lid with numbered lines, 1-50.
lid top, center left, handwritten, black and red ink : V lid top, center right, on 3 pieces of white tape, handwritten, red ink : GLASS / STEREO / PLATES lid top, left edge, handwritten, black ink : [?] lid top, top left, handwritten, black ink : Ca [?] base, one of the short sides, top, handwritten : V
Corporate Bodies
- Nazi Party
Subjects
- Photographers--Germany--Biography.
- Germany--History--1933-1945--Pictorial works.
- Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945--Pictorial works.
Genre
- Object
- Containers