Streetcar in Krakow with Sections for Jews and Non-Jews

Authors

Object ID

2014.1.236

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Date

1-2-1940

Files

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Description

Front: A black and white photo of a streetcar filled with people. Includes arrows and numbers pointing to a sign on the streetcar. Back: Includes a pasted caption, as well as various stamps and markings with information about the photo.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Edited wire photo with information verso: photo of streetcar in Krakow, Poland, with sections marked for Jews ("fur Juden") and non-Jews ("Nichtjuden"), with a comparison to American Jim Crow laws: "a familiar symbol of race prejudice in our own country."

Dimensions

7 1/8 x 9

Keywords

Poland, Jews, Street Car, Sign, Jim Crow

Subcollection

Early, Ghettos

Recommended Citation

"Streetcar in Krakow with Sections for Jews and Non-Jews" (1940). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.236.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/497

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark.