Julius Streicher's Nuremberg war crimes trial headphones
Extent and Medium
overall: | Width: 6.380 inches (16.205 cm)
Creator(s)
- International Business Machines Corporation (Manufacturer)
- Julius Streicher (Subject)
Biographical History
Julius Streicher was the founder of "Der Stürmer" and Gauleiter of Franconia. He was sentenced to death at the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg. [Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. Vol. 3-4. New York: MacMillan Publishing Company, 1995, pp. 1788.]
Archival History
The headphones were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by the IBM Corporation.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the IBM Corporation
Scope and Content
Headset used by Julius Streicher during the Nuremberg war crimes trials.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Black plastic earpieces connected by black cloth-covered headband; paper identification tag attached w/wire.
Corporate Bodies
- International Business Machines Corporation
Genre
- Object
- Audiovisual and Photographic Materials
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