Album
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 12.500 inches (31.75 cm) | Width: 9.290 inches (23.597 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 - Die Gruber der Weltgeschichte - cigarette album with color photographs pasted to pages. White cover with gold lettering; portrait of man wearing gold helmet on front.
Genre
- Object
- Books and Published Materials