Album

Identifier
irn34336
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.456.5
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn34336

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 12.500 inches (31.75 cm) | Width: 9.400 inches (23.876 cm) | Depth: 0.600 inches (1.524 cm)

Archival History

The cigarette album was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007 by Ilse Zimmerman, the wife of Kurt Zimmerman.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ilse Zimmerman

Scope and Content

Cigarette album acquired by Kurt Zimmerman while he was serving with the US Army in Germany with the Counter Intelligence Corps, following World War II. Kurt Zimmerman was one of the Ritchie Boys and was in charge of the Ludwigsburg internment camp for German prisoners of war.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Book - Ruhmesblaffer Deutscher Gelchichte - cigarette album with color photographs pasted to pages. White cover with gold lettering and relief of men on feet and on horseback.

Genre

  • Object
  • Books and Published Materials
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