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.
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