Engraved commemorative plaque
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 19.000 inches (48.26 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
Archival History
The plaque was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Metal plaque with engraved image of the entrance to Auschwitz with the gate, "Arbeit Macht Frei" and a quote from Elie Wiesel called, "At the Gates of Hitler's Inferno." The plaque is attached to a black resin base.
Genre
- Object
- Information Forms
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