Identification card from the Kovno ghetto

Identifier
irn10343
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.89.332
Dates
1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 1942
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn10343

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 5.510 inches (13.995 cm) | Width: 2.870 inches (7.29 cm)

Archival History

The identification card was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Brown paper with two binder perforations in left side; (blue?) ink stamps on both sides and an inscription on recto; recto: "Amt der Jued. Ghetto-Gemeinde/Ausweis/Nr. 1/Es wird hiermit bescheinigt, dass/../in obigem Amt der Jued. Ghetto-Gemeinde/als../../taetig ist./Leiter des Amtes/Vilijampole, den .8 Jun 1942. 1942"; verso: "Dieser Ausweis ist gueltig bis zum/.1942 VII. 8./Leiter des Amtes/Verlaengert bis zum/../Leiter des Amtes [repeated twice]."

Genre

  • Identifying Artifacts
  • Object
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