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Map of Upper Austria; rectangular format; litograph; colored. Places of worship, military and residential areas, waterways and forest areas are all listed. Upper Austria traditionally comprised four administrative regions or districts : the Hausruck, the Inn, …
item1945-1946
The cover has a circle with the Star of David in the middle in the upper left corner. There is also a square map in the middle, and ChL in the bottom left corner. The pages on the interior have photographs on them, with captions below. This album shows activit…
item1947Markowitz-Benjamin, Sylvia
A print of a drawing by Sylvia Malkowitz depicts a Joint Distribution worker sitting at a desk next to a client in felt hat. A map to Hamburg is on the wall, next to two pictures of Men taking down a fence. Signed 'HE 47' in the bottom center. Narrative: Sylvi…
item1947Markowitz-Benjamin, Sylvia
Print of a drawing by Sylvia Markowitz, depicts a woman in military dress at a desk interviewing two elderly Jewish people. Map of Palestine and Jerusalem on the wall. Silhouette of another man waiting in the background. Narrative: Sylvia Benjamin (then Markow…
itemAugust 1945
1 page, double-sided. There is a Star of David at the top of the page. The bulletin states the different dates for activities for the Jewish New year. Narrative: Bertram Ellison (donor's uncle) was born on March 19 1909 in Montreal. He was born into a Jewish f…
item[Prior to 1939]
b&w, outdoor. A man, Avrum Katz, is shown here using surveying equipment to guide construction along with the man in charge of blueprint and the geometre both seen in the background. Narrative: Awrum Katz was the donor's father. Born in 1892, Awrum was married…
item1946-1948
b&w, men and women gathered in cemetery, automn, some people holding banners of the Bund.
item1941
Page torn from book, pg. 159-160, contains charts and lists of dates. This Astronomical Calendar includes the Chronical Cycles 1941, the Chronical eras, the Church Fasts, the Jewish Holidays, Festivals and Fasts, the Sun, and the Ready-Reference Calendar. Isaa…
itemMay 15, 1944-November 18, 1944
1 page, double-sided. 3 graphic panels on each side, intended to be folded and carried as a booklet. Folded vertically 2 times. Square b&w photo of cardholder stapled to center, partially covered by circular stamp. Stamp has skull and crossbones insignia in ce…
item1945
1 page, single-sided. Resistance card for Heinz Rübler issued by the Fédération Belge de la Résistance for 1945. This membership, numbered 1371, is for the local division of Molenbeek. In the upper left-hand section of the card, there is a drawing of a man bra…
item[ca. 1940]
Red 1 cent bill issued by the Central Reserve Bank of China. Obverse: traditional building with long stairway, with red Chinese text at t.c. and to the left. Reverse: "ONE / CENT" in center in decorative grid pattern, with "1 / CENT" on either side; two square…
item1943
Green 100 Yuan bill issued by the Central Reserve Bank of China. Obverse: portrait of Sun Yat-sen with "Q462093F" in red on either side of his portrait at the top, and two square red seals with Chinese text on either side at the bottom; blue, green and pink pa…
itemJanuary 01, 1943
Page double-sided, rectangle of colour printed on each side, varies by value, value written on front, Jewish man with the 10 commandments printed in oval border on back next to numerical value. Value of 10 Kronens. This currency was used as a propaganda tool w…
item1922
i page, double-sided. Folded once vertically. On recto, Lithuanian coat of arms in centre within circle; text above it says that note is an interim banknote issued by the Bank of Lithuania; value of five litas printed underneath. '5L' printed on both sides. Nu…
item[Later than 1943]
1 page, double-sided. On recto, currency note is dyed blue, with the digits in all four corners dyed darker blue. Text is also dark blue. Black decorative border within wider white border. Object is a one-mark bill issued by the Allied Military Authority in Ge…
item[Later than 1943]
1 page, double-sided. On recto, currency note is dyed blue, with the digits in all four corners dyed green. Text is also green. Black decorative border within wider white border. Object is a fifty pfennig (1/2 mark) bill issued by the Allied Military Authority…
itemJuly 30, 1972
Certificate and medal awarded to Roger Bébard for his participation in the Dieppe Raid on August 19, 1942. The document was issued on July 30, 1972 by the Association of Veterans and Prisoners of war of Dieppe. Roger Bédard (b. August 29, 1916) was born in Can…
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Page torn from book on right edge, holes punched on right, Literary Map of England. Notes written on back in pencil about how to breakdown a novel and other homework assignments. Narrative: Isaac Herbert Isselbacher was born 1919-11-20 in Isselbach, Germany. H…
item1947-
142 pages; hardcover book with fabric tape along its spine; the cover is blue, white, grey & black. The title is printed on a blue sticker, that has been adhered to the cardboard, the title and drawing across this is white; the spine is black. The interior pag…
itemDecember 1978
Hardcover. 312 pages. On t. of the cover is the title and underneath it, b.c. is a picture of various front pages. Narrative: The Jerusalem Post was founded under the name The Palestine Post in 1932-12. Currently, The Jerusalem Post is a daily newspaper and pu…