Commemorative ashtray used during the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Depth: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm)
Archival History
The ashtray was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by the Estate of Robert L. White.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Robert L. White
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Souvenir ashtray printed with International Military Tribunal available during the war crimes trials held in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1945-46. After the end of the war and the defeat of Nazi Germany on May 7, 1945, Allied occupation authorities convened an International Military Tribunal to seek justice for crimes against humanity, evidenced by the Holocaust, perpetrated by Nazi Germany. The best known trial of major German officials began in October 1945, when the IMT formally indicted the Nuremberg defendants on four counts: crimes against peace, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and conspiracy to commit these crimes; the verdicts were delivered on October 1, 1946.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Heavy, circular metal ashtray with a tarnished silver colored extended rim and a black painted exterior with a central well for ash deposit with a raised flat cone shaped center to support cigarettes. The rim has 3 shallow depressions to hold cigarettes. The interior has red paint remnants and is tarnished and covered with ash residue. There is English text and a green shield with a red 1 painted around the base exterior.
exterior, front, gold paint, last line outlined in red : International Military Tribunal / 19 Nürnberg 45
Corporate Bodies
- International Military Tribunal
Subjects
- War crimes trials
- Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946--Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
- World War, 1939-1945--Souvenirs (Keepsakes)--Germany.
Genre
- Object
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
- Personal Equipment and Supplies