Photostat of scratchboard

Identifier
irn561175
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.608.44
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 16.375 inches (41.593 cm) | Width: 16.875 inches (42.863 cm)

Archival History

The scratchboard was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Eva Skrenta, the daughter of Jerzy Kajetanski.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eva Skrenta

Scope and Content

Photostat of an original scratchboard. Part of a collection including thirty eight black and white scratchboards from the 1950s and 1980s relating to the experiences of Jerzy Kajetanski, his wife, and his extended family, non-Jewish Polish persons, during the war when several were conscripted as laborers and sent to Germany, as well as after the war in Germany, Poland, and the United States.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Black and white photostat image of a person with a halo over head and holding a skull

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.