Deutsche Arbeitsfront [German Labor Front] pin
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
Archival History
The Nazi Party pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by the University of Mary Washington Galleries.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the University of Mary Washington Galleries
Scope and Content
Pin commemorating a 1934 march in the German city of Gera by the Deutsche Arbeitsfrong [German Labor Front.] The national labor union was established by the Nazi Party in 1933.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Silver colored, metal pin in a swastika shape. There is an embossed design at center of the head and upper body of a man with clenched fists and broken chains hanging from his wrists. German text in upper right and lower left. Back has spring clasp attached with solder.
Subjects
- Nazi propaganda.
- Germany--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Popular culture--Germany--20th century.
Genre
- Identifying Artifacts
- Object