On his way back from Auschwitz to the Netherlands, Otto carried a small cotton bag with him. In this bag, he kept his personal belongings, such as his smoker’s card. In the camp, he could get his ration of cigarettes with this card.
The cotton bag carried home by Otto Frank
Collection: Anne Frank Stichting, Amsterdam / photo: Harold Strak
Cotton bag
Personal property of Otto Frank
Highlights from the collection
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Photograph of Margot with Rosa Holländer-Stern
Hand in hand with grandmother in Aachen
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Children’s gramophone
Gift on the occasion of Anne’s birth
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The Oscar for Shelley Winters
Academy Award for her role in The Diary of Anne Frank
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LOI course in Latin
Margot kept up with her studies in the Secret Annex
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Bobbin used to open and close the bookcase
The hidden entrance to the Secret Annex
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Traces of the people in hiding
The story of the beans that were left behind
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Margot’s photo album
Photographs from her baby and toddler years
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Margot’s rowing medal
Exercising with friends
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Yad Vashem award
Appreciation for the helpers after the war
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Principles of Botany
Anne’s last birthday present
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Photograph of Margot with Rosa Holländer-Stern
Hand in hand with grandmother in Aachen
-
Children’s gramophone
Gift on the occasion of Anne’s birth
-
The Oscar for Shelley Winters
Academy Award for her role in The Diary of Anne Frank
-
LOI course in Latin
Margot kept up with her studies in the Secret Annex
-
Bobbin used to open and close the bookcase
The hidden entrance to the Secret Annex
-
Traces of the people in hiding
The story of the beans that were left behind
-
Margot’s photo album
Photographs from her baby and toddler years
-
Margot’s rowing medal
Exercising with friends
-
Yad Vashem award
Appreciation for the helpers after the war
-
Principles of Botany
Anne’s last birthday present