Cloth remnants found at Dachau concentration camp after the war by a US soldier
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 4.125 inches (10.478 cm)
Archival History
The cloth was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Marvin Glyder.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Marvin Glyder
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
Piece of cloth found by Marvyn Glyder, a US soldier, near the site of the crematoriums at the former Dachau concentration camp, circa 1950. The remnants had been used as ties for flower bunches left as memoriums near the ovens. Glyder's Army unit was stationed near Dachau, Germany, in the postwar period
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Small section of of black cloth netting.
Subjects
- Germany--History--1945-1955.
- Soldiers--United States--Biography.
- Jewish soldiers--United States--Biography.
Genre
- Materials
- Object