Yellow and gray striped paper bag advertising Israel's department store
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm) | Width: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm)
Archival History
The paper bag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by the Museum für Deutsche Geschichte.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Museum für Deutsche Geschichte
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
Paper bag from a Israel's Deaprtment store in prewar Berlin that sold lingerie, clothing, curtains, carpets, and furniture.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Yellow paper bag with gray stripes, a serrated top edge, and the image of a large building surrounded by German text in gray ink.
around image, preprinted, gray ink : N*JSRAEL / BERLIN C2.SPANDAUER STRASSE.KÖNIGSTRASSE / DAS KAUFHAUS FÜR WÄSCHE.KLEIDUNG.MODEWAREN.GARDINEN.TEPPICHE.MÖBEL / 971-250 M-3.29 [The store for lingerie, clothing, fashion goods, curatins, carpets, furniture]
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany.
- Jews--Germany--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Jews--Germany--History--20th century.
- Judaism--Germany--Customs and practices--History--20th century.
- Jewish way of life--History--20th century.
Genre
- Containers
- Object