White plastic pin with a mother and baby for a Nazi Party charity drive
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
Archival History
The pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by the University of Mary Washington Galleries.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the University of Mary Washington Galleries
Scope and Content
Plastic stickpin from a WHW charitable campaign to raise funds for women and children in need. The Winterhilfswerk (WHW / Winter Relief) was the major charity organization of the Nazi Party in Germany. Pins or badges such as this were offered to people who donated to the fund.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Trapezoidal, white, molded plastic stickpin. The central design has a raised image of a woman sitting in a chair and rocking a baby in a cradle with raised German text at the bottom. The reverse has a long sharp pin attached to the center by metal disc. A number is impressed in the lower right center back.
Subjects
- Charities--Germany.
- Popular culture--Germany--20th century.
- Germany--Social life and customs--20th century.
Genre
- Identifying Artifacts
- Object