Hotel Continental Vigo luggage label collected by a Dutch Jewish refugee
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)
Creator(s)
- Herman Silbiger (Subject)
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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Subjects
- Spain.
Genre
- Object
- Identifying Artifacts
- Labels.