Slide box used by Hitler's personal photographer
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm) | Depth: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)
Creator(s)
- Hugo Jaeger (Photographer)
- Hugo Jaeger (Subject)
Archival History
The glass slide was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Fern M. Schad.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Fern M. Schad
Scope and Content
Box for holding slides; used by Hugo Jaeger, one of Hitler's personal photographers during WWII.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Box; wooden rectangle with hinged lid, held closed by two hook and eye closures; "P.A. II" and illegible words are written in black ink at top; "P.A.I 17-66" is written at top of one of the short sides; tape with "P.II" is attached to center top of front side; interior has a label with numbers 1-50 along one side, and a label is affixed to the interior of lid with numbered lines, 1-50; cardstock dividers were located inside the box.
lid top, left edge, handwritten, black ink : [?] / [?] lid top, bottom left, handwritten, black ink : P. A. II lid front, center, on tape, handwritten, black ink : P. II base front, on the left, handwritten, black ink : P. II base, right side, top, handwritten, black ink : P. A. I 17-66
Corporate Bodies
- Nazi Party
Subjects
- Germany--History--1933-1945--Pictorial works.
- Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945--Pictorial works.
- Photographers--Germany--Biography.
Genre
- Containers
- Object