Pentcho photographs

Identifier
irn561782
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2017.588.4.1
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Slovak
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection. The acquisition of portions of this collection was made possible by the Philip and Janet Levin Foundation

The collection was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum from Kedem Public Auction House Ltd. in 2017.

Scope and Content

Consists of 17 photographs depicting Jewish refugees on board the S.S.Pentcho, their stranding on the island of Camilla Nisi and later internment on Rhodes and at the Ferramonti concentration camp.

System of Arrangement

The photographs are arranged as a single series.

Corporate Bodies

Genre

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.