Whip
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 25.000 inches (63.5 cm)
Creator(s)
- William M. Weinberg (Subject)
Archival History
The whip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by William M. Weinberg.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of William M. Weinberg
Scope and Content
William Weinberg, a member of Company B, 15th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Division, took the whip in April 1945 from a German man who was presumably a Dachau concentration camp guard.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Seven leather strips attached to wooden handle; engraved on handle: "HARNACH/BRESSSLAU/1938/RAD"; manufactured by Harnach.
Genre
- Weapons
- Object
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