Otto J. Kahn photograph collection

Identifier
irn49155
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2013.200.1
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Randall Kahn

Randall Kahn donated copyprints from his father's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013.

Scope and Content

Consists of a copyprint depicting members of the Counter Intelligence Corps, including Otto J. Kahn (born in 1906) in uniform (second from the left). Otto, who was born Jewish in Germany, left Stuttgart in 1926 and lived in Chicago. The photograph was taken during the war, though the exact date and location is unknown. Also includes a copyprint of rubble, likely in Germany.

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This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.