Austrian election leaflet to be adhered to surfaces
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm)
Creator(s)
- Norbert V. Hilsberg (Collector)
Archival History
The handbill was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Norbert Hilsberg.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Norbert Hilsberg
Scope and Content
Election leaflet which was placed or adhered to walls, windows, doors, etc., in Vienna, Austria. Political opponents often used tiny stickers to spread anti-Nazi slogans as posters were too risky.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Image of a man with mustache in tux, top hat and striped pants, wearing a swastika armband on left sleeve, wielding a whip; his right foot stands upon a man lying on the ground, entirely in color red; on left side, statement reads "Am Kopf den/Claque,/Am Leib den/Frack,/die Fusse/in Lack,/so treten/die Nazi (bolded)/das/Arbeiterpack (bolded)"
Genre
- Object
- Posters