Signature sheets of the US citizens who have collected donations to the pets of the Serebryanye Prudy orphanage in the region of Stalingrad
USA ,
1947
МЗСБ КП 3338/1-337 П 1-337
43,5 х 27,2 cm, 10,7 х 30,5 х 48 cm
paper, cardboard, typographic printing, gluing, numbering of forms, scoring, manuscript;cardboard, leather cloth, metal, embossing, handmade
In 1947 the American Birobidzhan Committee (“Ambidjan”) launched a charity campaign. Each lined sheet of paper contains the names and addresses of donators with the indication of their contributions. 4,570 American children put their signatures and contributed the total of USD 8,854 to the orphan asylum “Silver Ponds”. The signed sheets are kept in specially designated holders.
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Decorative plate
Norway ,
10.07.1972
Decorative plate
A gift from the delegation of the Norwegian Military Federation of the Sailing Fleet led by Admiral Thore Horve to the Tsaritsyn-Stalingrad Defense Museum, Telemark fülke, commune Tinn. With an image of a knight, a “NKSF, Conuv” sign and an inscription on the edge: “Hilsen Fra Norges Krigsseilerforbund / Juli – 1972”.
Chest of books. A gift from the American children to the children of Stalingrad
USA ,
Chest of books. A gift from the American children to the children of Stalingrad
A wooden box with a flap lid and a metal hinge for a padlock. Side walls of the chest are decorated with children’s oil paintings of the New York City views and ships. The chest was made for transportation and storage of the children’s books selected by American boys and girls for young Stalingraders.