us-005578-irn517379-irn517406
type: RecordSet
physical characterisitics and technical requirements: Trapezoidal, white, molded plastic stickpin. The central design has a raised image of a woman sitting in a chair and rocking a baby in a cradle with raised German text at the bottom. The reverse has a long sharp pin attached to the center by metal disc. A number is impressed in the lower right center back.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
date: approximately 1940
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: deu
has record set type: Item
history: The pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by the University of Mary Washington Galleries.
identifier: irn517406
is or was included in: us-005578-irn517379
record resource extent: overall: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Plastic stickpin from a WHW charitable campaign to raise funds for women and children in need. The Winterhilfswerk (WHW / Winter Relief) was the major charity organization of the Nazi Party in Germany. Pins or badges such as this were offered to people who donated to the fund.
title: White plastic pin with a mother and baby for a Nazi Party charity drive