Luggage tag used by Dorothea Bund

Identifier
irn737579
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2022.87.4
  • 2011.361
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm) | Width: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm)

Archival History

The luggage tag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2022 by Barbara Bund.

Scope and Content

Luggage tag from the United States Lines Steamer Manhattan used by Dorothea Bund when the Bund family immigrated to the United States in 1938. The tag indicates the final destination is New York.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Rectangular, brown and cream cardstock luggage tag with angled top corners and a circular punch hole centered along the top edge. The hole is lined with a metal and tan grommet. There is a circular emblem bordered in dark blue with an illustration of a flag at its center. The passenger name, steamer name, sailing date, and other information are handwritten in pencil on one side of the tag.

People

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Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.