Telegraph machine part

Identifier
irn601106
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.333.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn601106

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 7.250 inches (18.415 cm) | Depth: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)

Archival History

The telegraph part was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Michèle Sztal, the daughter of Arlette Benichou.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Arlette Benichou

Scope and Content

Part of a telegraph instrument from a post office in Toulouse, France, circa 1960s, acquired by Arlette Benichou. It reminded Arlette of the one she used at the Post Office in Tunis, then part of the French Protectorate of Tunisia. She worked there sending and receiving telegraphs before and during the early years of World War II, before Jews were banned from civil service jobs.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Black metal machine part with portion of plastic tubing protruding from part

Genre

  • Object
  • Tools and Equipment
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