Signed Photograph of Nicholas Winton, Savior of 669 Jewish Children in the Czechoslovakian Kindertransport, Holding a Child

Authors

Object ID

2014.1.471

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Files

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Description

Matted black and white photograph of Nicky Winton holding a child with his signature beneath.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Nicholas Winton had personally saved 669 Czechoslovakian children from the Nazi scourge by finding homes for them in England. Many of their parents were to be murdered at Auschwitz. For his extraordinary work on the Czechoslovakian Kindertransport he received numerous honors, including a knighthood.

Dimensions

14 x 11"

Keywords

Man, child, family photo

Subcollection

Diplomats, Kindertransport

Recommended Citation

"Signed Photograph of Nicholas Winton, Savior of 669 Jewish Children in the Czechoslovakian Kindertransport, Holding a Child" (2016). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.471.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/653