Trunk
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 24.000 inches (60.96 cm) | Width: 28.000 inches (71.12 cm) | Depth: 18.500 inches (46.99 cm)
Archival History
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Eva Paddock.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Eva Paddock
Scope and Content
Trunk brought from Czech Republic with Sonia Fleischmann, who fled Prague to the United Kingdom in 1940. Eva and her sister, Milena Fleischmann, were sent ahead of their parents from Czechoslovakia on Kindertransport, or, a children’s transport to the United Kingdom, in 1939. According to the trunk’s labels, Sonia Fleischmann eventually resided on Hammond Street, Preston, Lancashire, UK.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Genre
- Containers
- Object