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Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This record group is comprised of 31 documents, mostly photographs, which are only available digitally, as the items were temporarily loaned to the museum by Holocaust survivor Betty Cohen. They are mostly photographs, some letters and drawings that are personally significant to the story of Betty Cohen and her family. They include love letters from her future husband, photos of her deceased relatives, drawings made by her brother while in hiding and pictures from her post-war life.
Collection Historical Note
Three generations of Betty Cohen’s family lived near Amsterdam in the Netherlands in a predominantly Jewish area. The Nazi’s invaded Holland in 1940 and the state fell in 5 days. Cohen and her relatives were forced into hiding before being discovered and deported. These mementos are all that remains of several members of her family.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
Access Restrictions:
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Acquisition Source:
Betty Cohen
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Document/Artifact of Item-Level:
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-119.01 Letter from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam,1942, 1942],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: RG-119.02 Letter from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam,1942 Part 1, 1942],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: RG-119.03 Letter from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam, 1942 Part 2, 1942],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 4: RG-119.04 Letter from Betty Corper to Al Cohen, Amsterdam, 1940 Part 1, 1940],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 5: RG-119.05 Letter from Betty Corper to Al Cohen, Amsterdam, 1940 Part 2, 1940],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 6: RG-119.06 Letter form Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam, 1942, Part 1, 1942],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 7: RG-119.07 Letter form Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam, 1942, Part 2, 1942],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 8: RG-119.08 Envelope Loveletters from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 9: RG-119.09 Photograph, Betty and Al Cohen Smiling, Post-War],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 10: RG-119.10 Betty and Al Cohen with Child and Car, Post-War],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 11: RG-119.11 Photograph, Betty Corper and Brothers, Israel and Jacob, Holland],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 12: RG-119.12 Photograph, Israel Corper and Friends, Holland, Prewar],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 13: RG-119.13 Photograph, Israel Corper and Hertl Corper Practicing Gymnastics, Holland, Prewar],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 14: RG-119.14 Photograph, Israel and Hertl Corper Dressed in Costume for a Party, Holland, Prewar],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 15: RG-119.15 Israel Corper at a Costume Party, Holland, Prewar],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 16: RG-119.16 Israel Corper at a Costume Party, Holland, Prewar],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 17: RG-119.17 Israel Corper and Hertl Corper at their Wedding, Hilversum Prewar],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 18: RG-119.18 Israel and Sanna Hamel Celebrating 50th Wedding Anniversary, Holland, 1936, 1936],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 19: RG-119.19 Israel and Sanna Hamel Feeding Pigeons, Holland, Prewar],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 20: RG-119.20 Photographs for Identification Papers of Betty's Family, Israel and Sanna Hamel, Jacob Corper, Israel and Hertl Corper, Hilversum, 1940, 1940],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 21: RG-119.21 Israel and Hertl Corper on their Wedding Day, Hilversum, 1940, 1940],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 22: RG-119.22 Drawing of Hiding Place, Hilversum, 1942-1944],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 23: RG-119.23 Drawing of Building Across from Hiding Place, Hilversum, 1942-1944, 1942-1944],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 24: RG-119.24 Drawing of Building Across from Hiding Place, Hilversum, 1942-1944, 1942-1944],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 25: RG-119.25 Drawing made while in Hiding, Hilversum, 1942-1944, 1942-1944],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 26: RG-119.26 Drawing made while in Hiding, Hilversum, 1942-1944, 1942-1944],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 27: RG-119.27 Photograph, Corper Family Dog, Holland, Prewar],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 28: RG-119.28 Photograph, Gerri, Elizabeth, and Al Cohen, Holland, Prewar],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 29: RG-119.29 Photograph, Betty Cohen at the Beach],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 30: RG-119.30 Photograph, Building Across from Hiding Place, Hilversum],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 31: RG-119.31 Identification Papers of Betty Corper, Holland],
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- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-119.01 Letter from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam,1942, 1942
- Letter from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, written in Amsterdam,1942.
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: RG-119.02 Letter from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam,1942 Part 1, 1942
- First part of letter from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, writen in Amsterdam in 1942.
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Holland (Netherlands)
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family artifacts
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Family photo-documents
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: RG-119.03 Letter from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam, 1942 Part 2, 1942
- Second part of letter from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, written in Amsterdam, 1942.
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Holland (Netherlands)
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family artifacts
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Family photo-documents
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 4: RG-119.04 Letter from Betty Corper to Al Cohen, Amsterdam, 1940 Part 1, 1940
- First part of letter from Betty Corper to Al Cohen, written in Amsterdam, 1940.
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Holland (Netherlands)
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family artifacts
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Family photo-documents
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 5: RG-119.05 Letter from Betty Corper to Al Cohen, Amsterdam, 1940 Part 2, 1940
- Second part of letter from Betty Corper to Al Cohen, written in Amsterdam, 1940.
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Holland (Netherlands)
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Family photo-documents
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family artifacts
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 6: RG-119.06 Letter form Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam, 1942, Part 1, 1942
- First part of letter form Al Cohen to Betty Corper, written in Amsterdam, 1942.
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Holland (Netherlands)
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Family photo-documents
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family artifacts
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 7: RG-119.07 Letter form Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam, 1942, Part 2, 1942
- Second part of letter form Al Cohen to Betty Corper, written in Amsterdam, 1942.
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Holland (Netherlands)
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Family photo-documents
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family artifacts
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 8: RG-119.08 Envelope Loveletters from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam
- Envelope containig loveletters from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, from Amsterdam, date umknown.
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Holland (Netherlands)
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Family photo-documents
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family artifacts
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 9: RG-119.09 Photograph, Betty and Al Cohen Smiling, Post-War
- Photograph taken after the war of Betty and Al Cohen smiling.
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Family photo-documents
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family artifacts
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 10: RG-119.10 Betty and Al Cohen with Child and Car, Post-War
- Photograph taken after the war of Betty and Al Cohen standing with a child infront of a car.
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Family photo-documents
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family artifacts
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 11: RG-119.11 Photograph, Betty Corper and Brothers, Israel and Jacob, Holland
- Photograph of Betty Corper and her brothers, Israel and Jacob, taken before the war in Holland.
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Family photo-documents
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family artifacts
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Holland (Netherlands)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 12: RG-119.12 Photograph, Israel Corper and Friends, Holland, Prewar
- RG-119.12 Photograph taken in Holland before the war of Israel Corper, Betty's brother, and his friends.
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Holland (Netherlands)
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Family photo-documents
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family artifacts
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 13: RG-119.13 Photograph, Israel Corper and Hertl Corper Practicing Gymnastics, Holland, Prewar
- Photograph of Betty's brother and sister-in-law, Israel and Hertl Corper practicing gymnastics in prewar Holland.
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Holland (Netherlands)
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Family photo-documents
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family artifacts
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 14: RG-119.14 Photograph, Israel and Hertl Corper Dressed in Costume for a Party, Holland, Prewar
- Photograph of Betty's brother and sister-in-law, Israel and Hertl Corper, dressed in costume for a party in prewar Holland.
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Holland (Netherlands)
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Family photo-documents
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family artifacts
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 15: RG-119.15 Israel Corper at a Costume Party, Holland, Prewar
- Photograph of Israel Corper, Betty's brother, at a Costume Party in prewar Holland.
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Holland (Netherlands)
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Family photo-documents
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family artifacts
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 16: RG-119.16 Israel Corper at a Costume Party, Holland, Prewar
- Photograph of Betty's brother, Israel Corper at a Costume Party in prewar Holland.
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Holland (Netherlands)
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Family photo-documents
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family artifacts
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 17: RG-119.17 Israel Corper and Hertl Corper at their Wedding, Hilversum Prewar
- Photograph of Israel Corper and Hertl Corper at their Wedding in Hilversum before the war.
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Holland (Netherlands)
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Family photo-documents
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family artifacts
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 18: RG-119.18 Israel and Sanna Hamel Celebrating 50th Wedding Anniversary, Holland, 1936, 1936
- Israel and Sanna Hamel, Betty's grandparents, celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in Holland, 1936.
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Holland (Netherlands)
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Family photo-documents
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family artifacts
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 19: RG-119.19 Israel and Sanna Hamel Feeding Pigeons, Holland, Prewar
- Photograph of Betty's grandparents, Israel and Sanna Hamel, feeding pigeons in prewar Holland.
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Holland (Netherlands)
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Family photo-documents
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family artifacts
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 20: RG-119.20 Photographs for Identification Papers of Betty's Family, Israel and Sanna Hamel, Jacob Corper, Israel and Hertl Corper, Hilversum, 1940, 1940
- Photographs of Betty's family, Israel and Sanna Hamel, Israel and Hertl Corper, and Jacob Corper, taken for identification papers in Hilversum, 1940.
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Family photo-documents
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family artifacts
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 21: RG-119.21 Israel and Hertl Corper on their Wedding Day, Hilversum, 1940, 1940
- Photograph of Israel and Hertl Corper on their wedding day in Hilversum, 1940.
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Family photo-documents
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family artifacts
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Holland (Netherlands)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 22: RG-119.22 Drawing of Hiding Place, Hilversum, 1942-1944
- Drawing of the family's hiding place in Hilversum by Betty's brother, from between 1942 and 1944.
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Hiding
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 23: RG-119.23 Drawing of Building Across from Hiding Place, Hilversum, 1942-1944, 1942-1944
- Drawing of the Building Across from the family's hiding place in Hilversum by Betty's brother between 1942-1944.
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Hiding
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family artifacts
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Holland (Netherlands)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 24: RG-119.24 Drawing of Building Across from Hiding Place, Hilversum, 1942-1944, 1942-1944
- Drawing of teh building across from teh family's hiding place in Hilversum, done by Betty's brother between 1942-1944.
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Holland (Netherlands)
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family artifacts
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Hiding
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 25: RG-119.25 Drawing made while in Hiding, Hilversum, 1942-1944, 1942-1944
- Drawing made by Betty's brother while hiding in Hilversum, 1942-1944.
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Hiding
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family artifacts
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 26: RG-119.26 Drawing made while in Hiding, Hilversum, 1942-1944, 1942-1944
- Drawing made by Beddy's brother while hiding in Hilversum, 1942-1944.
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Hiding
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family artifacts
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 27: RG-119.27 Photograph, Corper Family Dog, Holland, Prewar
- Photograph of the Corper family dog, date unknown.
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Holland (Netherlands)
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Family photo-documents
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family artifacts
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 28: RG-119.28 Photograph, Gerri, Elizabeth, and Al Cohen, Holland, Prewar
- Photograph of Gerri, Elizabeth, and Al Cohen (Betty's future husband), taken in Holland before the war.
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family artifacts
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Family photo-documents
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Holland (Netherlands)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 29: RG-119.29 Photograph, Betty Cohen at the Beach
- Photograph of Betty Cohen at the beach, date unknown.
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Family photo-documents
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family artifacts
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 30: RG-119.30 Photograph, Building Across from Hiding Place, Hilversum
- Photograph of the building across from the family's hiding place in Hilversum, as featured in Betty's brother's drawings.
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Hiding
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family artifacts
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Family photo-documents
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 31: RG-119.31 Identification Papers of Betty Corper, Holland
- Identification Papers of Betty Corper while in Holland.
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Holland (Netherlands)
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family artifacts
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Family photo-documents
Browse by Document/Artifact of Item-Level:
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-119.01 Letter from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam,1942, 1942],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: RG-119.02 Letter from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam,1942 Part 1, 1942],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: RG-119.03 Letter from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam, 1942 Part 2, 1942],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 4: RG-119.04 Letter from Betty Corper to Al Cohen, Amsterdam, 1940 Part 1, 1940],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 5: RG-119.05 Letter from Betty Corper to Al Cohen, Amsterdam, 1940 Part 2, 1940],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 6: RG-119.06 Letter form Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam, 1942, Part 1, 1942],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 7: RG-119.07 Letter form Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam, 1942, Part 2, 1942],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 8: RG-119.08 Envelope Loveletters from Al Cohen to Betty Corper, Amsterdam],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 9: RG-119.09 Photograph, Betty and Al Cohen Smiling, Post-War],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 10: RG-119.10 Betty and Al Cohen with Child and Car, Post-War],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 11: RG-119.11 Photograph, Betty Corper and Brothers, Israel and Jacob, Holland],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 12: RG-119.12 Photograph, Israel Corper and Friends, Holland, Prewar],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 13: RG-119.13 Photograph, Israel Corper and Hertl Corper Practicing Gymnastics, Holland, Prewar],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 14: RG-119.14 Photograph, Israel and Hertl Corper Dressed in Costume for a Party, Holland, Prewar],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 15: RG-119.15 Israel Corper at a Costume Party, Holland, Prewar],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 16: RG-119.16 Israel Corper at a Costume Party, Holland, Prewar],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 17: RG-119.17 Israel Corper and Hertl Corper at their Wedding, Hilversum Prewar],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 18: RG-119.18 Israel and Sanna Hamel Celebrating 50th Wedding Anniversary, Holland, 1936, 1936],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 19: RG-119.19 Israel and Sanna Hamel Feeding Pigeons, Holland, Prewar],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 20: RG-119.20 Photographs for Identification Papers of Betty's Family, Israel and Sanna Hamel, Jacob Corper, Israel and Hertl Corper, Hilversum, 1940, 1940],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 21: RG-119.21 Israel and Hertl Corper on their Wedding Day, Hilversum, 1940, 1940],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 22: RG-119.22 Drawing of Hiding Place, Hilversum, 1942-1944],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 23: RG-119.23 Drawing of Building Across from Hiding Place, Hilversum, 1942-1944, 1942-1944],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 24: RG-119.24 Drawing of Building Across from Hiding Place, Hilversum, 1942-1944, 1942-1944],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 25: RG-119.25 Drawing made while in Hiding, Hilversum, 1942-1944, 1942-1944],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 26: RG-119.26 Drawing made while in Hiding, Hilversum, 1942-1944, 1942-1944],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 27: RG-119.27 Photograph, Corper Family Dog, Holland, Prewar],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 28: RG-119.28 Photograph, Gerri, Elizabeth, and Al Cohen, Holland, Prewar],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 29: RG-119.29 Photograph, Betty Cohen at the Beach],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 30: RG-119.30 Photograph, Building Across from Hiding Place, Hilversum],
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Document/Artifact of Item-Level 31: RG-119.31 Identification Papers of Betty Corper, Holland],
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