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Source Description
Shows "the western half of the Soviet Union ... placed (in reverse) upon the map of the United States."
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Document identity
localId
0r96fm228
label
38,000,000 escaped -- 10,000,000 died
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
0r96fm228
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
38,000,000 escaped -- 10,000,000 died
description
Shows "the western half of the Soviet Union ... placed (in reverse) upon the map of the United States."
date
["[ca. 1940–1949]"]
year
1940
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_014725
creators
Russian War Relief, Inc.
Means, E.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
World War, 1939-1945--Maps
World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Soviet Union--Maps
Russians--Nazi persecution--Maps
United States--Maps
Soviet Union--Maps
Russian War Relief, Inc.
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
New York
publisher
Russian War Relief, Inc.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
38
schema:longitude
-98
extent
1 map : color ; 37 x 67 cm, on sheet 51 x 72 cm
notes
Shows "the western half of the Soviet Union ... placed (in reverse) upon the map of the United States."
Relief shown pictorially.
"E. Means"--Below legend.
"Russian War Relief, Inc., 11 E. 35th St., New York City, presents this map to help Americans to visualize the almost inconceivable extent of the need for American aid to the people of the Soviet Union. From the vast invaded area of the USSR, here shown superimposed on a map of the United States ..."
hasTranscription
no
dcId
0r96fm228
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
caa9cb81c1495301