Ghetto Riga 1943
InventarnummerM1999/008:001
TitelGhetto Riga 1943
BeschreibungPhoto of the entrance to the Riga Ghetto in Latvia with sign in German and Latvian, warning that people attempting to cross the fence or contact inhabitants of the Riga Ghetto will be shot. The photograph, taken by a German soldier in 1943, reads: "Every person that oversteps the fence or tries to get in contact with the Ghetto inmates will be shot at without warning."
EntstehungsortRiga, Latvia
Datum 1943
EntstehungszeitraumWorld War II (1939-1945)
Schlagwortethnic neighbourhoods, discrimination, segregation, exclusion
Objektbezeichnungphotographs
Materialphotographic emulsion, paper, paper
Technikprinted
Format
- width: 171.00 mm
height: 117.00 mm
Sprache
- German sign: "Every person that oversteps the fence or tries to get in contact with the Ghetto inmates will be shot at without warning!"
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Illing