Otto J. Kahn photograph collection
Extent and Medium
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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.
People
- Kahn, Otto J.
Subjects
- Psychological warfare--United States--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Military intelligence.
- Counter intelligence.
Genre
- Document
- Photographs.