Bahnbau
Not on view
Date1943
Mediumink and wash on paper
Dimensionsoverall: 11 9/16 in x 8 3/16 in
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LineGift of Herman and Gerda Korngold
Object number2641.89
Object DescriptionInk and wash drawing, scene of men working on railroad. Text on face of drawing translates: Railroad construction. In 345 days approximately 300 people have carried, disposed of and dumped 1900 cubic meters of earth; constructed 1500 cubic meters of wall fortifications; unloaded 30,000 kilos or rubble for railroad bed fill, laid 2600 meters of track and switches. In 1943, inmates of Terezin connected the ghetto to the train station at Bohusovice. Transports in and out of Terezin came through here. Before this was built, there was no direct rail line to Terezin.Collections
- Documenting Nazi Ghettos
Keywords
- German
- Work
- Trains
- Deportations
- Ghettos
- Terezin
