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Clothing Ration Card, between 1940-1945

 Item
Identifier: B333.02.0001.0002.00024

Abstract

Clothing ration card issued to Karin Steinberg. The front cover of the card is filled out by hand with Karin's name and address and stamped with the name and address of a shoemaker, "Clemens Polley, Bülowstraße 3." The back cover is stamped with the date, June 19, 1940. The inside of the card contains lists of articles of clothing and their value. The edges of the card were ration coupons and most are missing.

Dates

  • between 1940-1945

Digital Repository

Clothing Ration Card

Rights and Usage Statement

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Extent

1 Items (card)

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Documents and digital images from the Loewenstein's life in Berlin during World War II. Significant documents include deportation notices, birth and marriage certificates to prove Marie Loewenstein was not Jewish, ration and ID cards used to aquire food and clothing during the war.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good 15 x 21 centimeters

Provenance

Donated by Henry Lowenstein.

General

Title supplied by archivist.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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