Small candle found at Dachau concentration camp after the war by a US soldier
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Diameter: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm)
Archival History
The candle 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
Small tea light candle found by Marvyn Glyder, a US soldier, near the site of the crematoria at the former Dachau concentration camp, circa 1950. 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, circular silver tin container with a dark brown wax candle with a short, unused cotton wick.
Subjects
- Soldiers--United States--Biography.
- Jewish soldiers--United States--Biography.
- Germany--History--1945-1955.
Genre
- Object
- Furnishings and Furniture
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