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Collection description

Collection

Country:: Belgium

Holding institution:: Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and of Military History

Holding institution (official language):: Musée Royal de l’Armée et d’Histoire Militaire

Postal address:: Parc du Cinquantenaire 3 / Jubelpark 3, 1000 Brussel

Phone number:: +32 (0)2 737 78 11

Web address:: http://www.klm-mra.be/D7t/en/content/archives

Email:: infocom@klm-mra.be

Reference number:: RMAF-Brussels-Cabinet des estampes

Title:: Print room

Title (official language):: Cabinet des estampes

Creator/accumulator:: Koninklijk Museum van het Leger en de Krijgsgeschiedenis; Musée Royal de l’Armée et d’Histoire Militaire

Date(s):: 1600/1940

Extent:: ca. 75,000 prints

Scope and content:: This fonds contains prints depicting military events and their impact on the everyday life of the population. These works cover a variety of topics. We also note numerous portraits, among which we find Jewish soldiers. The portraits can be identified via the card index.

Access points: locations:: Belgium

Subject terms:: Jewish soldiers; Military; Photographs

Access, restrictions:: Consultation is only possible by appointment with the head of the Print room.

Finding aids:: There is a card index. Searches can be made by topic, author/artist/editor, individual and date.

Yerusha Network member:: State Archives of Belgium

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