Second World War ephemera collection

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COHASCO collection
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521028
- English
- 1938-1946
- folder 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Contains one ledger from the Chief of Police of Vienna, Austria, listing measures taken against anarchists. Inside the ledger are copies of reports and documents regarding the persecution of anarchists. The collection also includes one mimeographed page from an immigrant ship, the "SS Marine Shark," which carried survivors to Palestine in June 1946. The text is light purple. On one side of the page 29 song titles are listed, and on the other side a menorah and a Star of David are drawn along with the title, "Oneg Shabbath."
Let's Pull Together anti-Hitler mechanical lapel pin
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn563289
- English
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
“Let’s pull together” anti-Hitler pin manufactured by Evans Novelty Company in Chicago in the 1940s. The mechanical pin depicts Uncle Sam hanging Adolf Hitler with a sign encouraging the viewer to help by pulling a string. The company manufactured novelty items and other supplies for resale through independent distributers. The pins were sold on display cards that held 24 pins and the company recommended the distributers sell them individually for a price of 10 cents. After the Japanese surprise attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and Germany’s declaration of war 4 days later, a wav...