Luggage tag for the US used by a Jewish refugee from Vienna
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)
Archival History
The luggage tag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Harriet Feldmann, the widow of Egon Feldmann.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Harriet Feldmann
Scope and Content
Luggage tag used by Egon Feldmann, who fled Vienna in 1939 with his first wife Elsie and then continued on the the United States. It is for the French Line Transatlantique, 3rd class, from Le Havre to New York via Southhampton.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Oval shaped paper tag with a white flag in the center of a black field, with lettering in red, black and white. A fragment of string is attached. The back has handwritten information filled in under "Paquebot" and "Cabine No."
Genre
- Object
- Identifying Artifacts