Luggage tag used by Dorothea Bund
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
- Bund, Henry.
- Bund, Dorothea.
Corporate Bodies
- Manhattan (Ship)
Genre
- Identifying Artifacts
- Object