Small tan cloth bag found at Dachau after the war by a US soldier
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 4.125 inches (10.478 cm) | Width: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm)
Archival History
The bag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Marvin Glyder.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Marvin Glyder
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Small brown pouch found by Marvyn Glyder, a US soldier, at the site of the former Dachau concentration camp circa 1950. Glyder's Army unit was stationed near Dachau, Germany, in the postwar period.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Small, light brown, drawstring cloth pouch with a channel sewn for a drawstring near the top opening, but no drawstring.
Subjects
- Soldiers--United States--Biography.
- Jewish soldiers--United States--Biography.
- Germany--History--1945-1955.
Genre
- Containers
- Object
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