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- Secretary Desk, 1720-1780 - This 18th-century desk was owned by the Adler family of Frankfurt, Germany. With the rise of the Nazi regime during the 1930s, harassment increased for this Jewish family until, on Kristallnacht in 1938, their home was ransacked. The Adlers managed to leave Germany with only a few possessions. This heirloom became a symbol of the family's survival as they carved out new lives in America.
- 1720-1780
- Collections - Artifact
Secretary Desk, 1720-1780
This 18th-century desk was owned by the Adler family of Frankfurt, Germany. With the rise of the Nazi regime during the 1930s, harassment increased for this Jewish family until, on Kristallnacht in 1938, their home was ransacked. The Adlers managed to leave Germany with only a few possessions. This heirloom became a symbol of the family's survival as they carved out new lives in America.
- Horst Lattke and Lola Fuchs Seated on a 1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale, Frankfurt, Germany, September 1932 - When German physician Joseph Fuchs took delivery of his Bugatti Royale in 1932, the car was painted black with yellow trim. Fuchs's daughter Lola and family friend Horst Lattke pose here with the Royale in its original color scheme. Subsequent owner Charles Chayne had the Bugatti repainted in oyster white with dark green trim.
- September 01, 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Horst Lattke and Lola Fuchs Seated on a 1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale, Frankfurt, Germany, September 1932
When German physician Joseph Fuchs took delivery of his Bugatti Royale in 1932, the car was painted black with yellow trim. Fuchs's daughter Lola and family friend Horst Lattke pose here with the Royale in its original color scheme. Subsequent owner Charles Chayne had the Bugatti repainted in oyster white with dark green trim.