Cigarette card with image of Nazi party band in performance
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.440 inches (6.198 cm) | Width: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm)
Creator(s)
- Herbert H. Kobs (Subject)
- Jasmatzi Cigarettenfabrik G.M.B.H (Distributor)
Biographical History
Herbert Kobs was born on May 15, 1924, in Dane, Wisconiosn. He enlisted in the United States Army on January 18, 1943. He was posted to the Pacific theater, where part of his duties included serving as a guard for General Douglas MacArthur. He was demobilized on December 31, 1945. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1950. He married Alice Hafemeister and they had two daughters. Kobs spent most of his career as a high school history teacher and guidance counselor at Burlington High School in Burlington, Wisconsin. He died at age 57, in July 1981.
Archival History
The cigarette card was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Cathy Kobs, the daughter of Herbert Kobs.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Cathy L. Kobs
Scope and Content
Cigarette card from the series, Kampf um's Dritte Reich (Struggle for the Third Reich), produced in Germany, ca.1933. The card depicts the performane of a Nazi party band.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Rectangular paper card with color photographic image, with white border, on front and German text on back. Image depicts Nazi band performing in parade formation, with focus on man playing the cymbals. On back top is leafy bough with circle with letters in center.