Matchbook advertising Gentiles only US business
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm)
Archival History
The matchbook was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
Scope and Content
Matchbook issued for use on the east coast of the United States between 1930-1960. It is printed with an advertisement that declares that the establishment is for Gentiles only.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Matchbook; blue cardboard cover folded over so that the front is held behind the bottom of the front; bottom is held together by a staple; front cover shows a drawing of a large building with "BROADMOOR" at roof line and palm trees on either side; "THE / BROADMOOR / BY THE SEA" at bottom and "GENTILE CLIENTELE" at top left; "ON THE OCEAN AT 75TH STREET / MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA" in whtie at bottom of front; back shows a map with the Broadmoor marked at bottom left; information about the hotel in white in interior of cover; 11 blue matches with white heads affixed inside cover.
Genre
- Personal Equipment and Supplies
- Object