Hotel Continental Vigo luggage label collected by a Dutch Jewish refugee

Identifier
irn736824
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2022.41.4
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)

Creator(s)

Biographical History

The Silbigers, a Dutch Jewish family, fled the Nazi regime by way of France, Spain, a British internment camp (Camp Gibraltar) in Jamaica, then Curacao, and eventually Miami, Florida.

Archival History

The luggage label was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2022 by Julie Kaye, daughter of Herman Silbiger.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Julie Kaye and Alexander Silbiger

Scope and Content

A Hotel Continental Vigo luggage label that was part of a collection kept by Herman Silbiger in a cigar tin, capturing his family's journey through France, Spain, Jamaica (Camp Gibraltar), and Curaçao from 1942-1945.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

A blue and white luggage label for the Hotel Continental Vigo featuring a black and white illustration of the hotel at the label's center inside an ornate curved border. The back of the label is blank save for the same name handwritten in five different styles.

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Genre

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