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The recto shows a color drawing of the city hall of Basel, Switzerland. In front of the city hall are a lot of people, possibly a market. On the verso are an address, on the r., and a handwritten message, on the l. Postcard is being sent in Opatow in Poland. N…
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b&w with white border, outdoor scene. Level crossing gate next to a plate that reads: Warning - All ranks to be dusted before entering the camp. It is the entrance of the Bergen Belsen Concentration camp.
item1941-1945
Outdoors, B&W, Border. Bertram Ellison is standing to the right of 2 men; they are all wearing military uniforms, and are standing in front of a tall building with windows down the side. Narrative: Bertram Ellison (donor's uncle) was born on March 19 1909 in M…
file1960PC 01-06-778
Exhibit quality. Includes copy print. Negative exists.
item1941-1944
Glass bottle with a wooden stopper. Inside the bottle is a crucifixion scene showing figure of a man (Jesus) hanging from a crucifix. The man has painted yellow skin with bits of black hair and beard. The crucifix is painted in orange and silver. There are als…
itemMay 1965
b&w, Cantor Kaufler sings “El Moleh Rachamim” on steps in front of the Houses of Parliament, wreaths around him
item1954-04-11-1968
2 pages, front cover has an illustration of a brick chimney with a basin on the top, with a fire coming out of it, and a cloud above it. Back cover has blue and white stripes and a red triangle with the letter F in the centre (identification of French politica…
item1935-1945
Chess board with 32 pieces,. Board is hinged at center to fold up and become a container for the pieces, two hooks keep it closed. The board is inlaid with squares made of two types of wood, alternating dark brown and light brown. The chess pieces are stained …
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…
item[ca. 1940]
Red 1 cent bill issued by the Central Bank of China. Obverse: tall Chinese pagoda with tree-lined path; red Chinese text at t.c. and in a grid pattern to the right. Reverse: "ONE CENT" on the left in a decorative grid pattern,w ith "A634113L" above it in red a…
item[ca. 1940]
Green 5 cents bill issued by the Central Bank of China. Obverse: tall Chinese pagoda with tree-lined path; green Chinese text at t.r. and in a grid pattern to the right. Reverse: circular Chinese coin with spade shape at b.c., with "FIVE CENTS" on either side …
item[ca. 1940]
Red 1 cent bill issued by the Central Bank of China. Obverse: tall Chinese pagoda with tree-lined path; red Chinese text at t.c. and in a grid pattern to the right. Reverse: "ONE CENT" on the left in a decorative grid pattern, with "C210552Z" above it in red a…
item[ca. 1940]
Red 1 cent bill issued by the Central Bank of China. Obverse: tall Chinese pagoda with tree-lined path; red Chinese text at t.c. and in a grid pattern to the right. Reverse: "ONE CENT" on the left in a decorative grid pattern, with "C210796Z" above it in red a…
item[ca. 1940]
Brown and blue 10 Yuan or cents bill issued by the Bank of Ming Kuo. Obverse: blue scene of tall pagoda and compound surrounded by nature, bordered by Chinese text on either side with red flower-petal type graphics; red "NO36322" on either side at the top, wit…
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The picture in front of the postcard shows the Jewish National house in Czernowitz, to the left of the house in the foreground is a statue of a man, surrounded by a stone fence. On the back is a stamp from the Austrian-Hungarian Empire with a portrait of Kaise…
itemJanuary 1, 1943853
Receipt of zwanzig Kronen (twenty crowns) from Theresienstadt donated by Mr. Sol Wieder, Chairman of the National Council of Jewish Invalid Survivors. Letter of Mr. Wieder enclosed.
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In 1886, the name of the synagogue was changed to Congregation Shaar Hashomayim (The Gate of Heaven).
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glued on cardboard frame. Winter street scene in which people stand watching a fire brigade at work. The fire brigade climbs ladders to windows and to a third floor balcony. There is no fire evident in the scene. The photograph reveals names of shops on street…