Slide viewer used by Hitler's personal photographer
Extent and Medium
a: Height: 21.500 inches (54.61 cm) | Width: 13.130 inches (33.35 cm) | Depth: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm) | Diameter: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
b: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 11.880 inches (30.175 cm) | Depth: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm)
c: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Depth: 3.630 inches (9.22 cm)
d: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Depth: 3.630 inches (9.22 cm)
e: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Depth: 3.630 inches (9.22 cm)
f: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Depth: 3.630 inches (9.22 cm)
g: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 11.880 inches (30.175 cm) | Depth: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm)
h: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Depth: 3.630 inches (9.22 cm)
i: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Depth: 3.630 inches (9.22 cm)
j: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Depth: 3.630 inches (9.22 cm)
k: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Depth: 3.630 inches (9.22 cm)
l: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 11.880 inches (30.175 cm) | Depth: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm)
m: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Depth: 3.630 inches (9.22 cm)
n: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Depth: 3.630 inches (9.22 cm)
o: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Depth: 3.630 inches (9.22 cm)
p: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Depth: 3.630 inches (9.22 cm)
q: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm) | Depth: 0.130 inches (0.33 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
Slide viewer 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
Slide viewer; main body (a) is a smaller wooden box mounted on a larger woodeng box; one side has two viewing holes with a glass plate on opposite side; handles on bottom portion, and a locked door to a compartment; metal plaque on side with viewing holes reads "GRASS & WORFF/ INHABER: WALTER VOLLMANN / SPECIALHAUS / FUR PHOTOGRAPHIE U. PROJEKTION / BERLIN SW. 68, MARKGRAFENSTR. 18"; inside compartment holds three wooden trays (b,g, l) with metal knobs; each tray holds four metal frames (c-f, h-k, m-p) to hold slides; frames (except for c) have numbers 1-25 on the left edge, corresponding with slots and "ZEISS / IKON" stamped in bronze on front; frame numbered c has 1-25 on both sides of the frame and "ICA" stamped in bronze on front; key (q) has a round body with one knob at end and oval head with a 8-shaped cutout; "TAYLOR" engraved on one side of head and "654" engraved on opposite side.
Corporate Bodies
- Nazi Party
Subjects
- Photographers--Germany--Biography.
- Germany--History--1933-1945--Pictorial works.
- Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945--Pictorial works.
Genre
- Audiovisual and Photographic Materials
- Object