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Polk, Edwin W. (Edwin Weiss), 1916-2002

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 9 January 1916 - 30 November 2002

biographical statement

Edwin W. Polk was an alumnus of Western State Teachers College (1937), now Western Michigan University. He was also a junior high teacher in the Detroit area for 40 years. Polk was a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy Reserve (12/1943 - 3/1946), and a WWII Navy veteran, having served as a PT boat officer in the South Pacific, where he received the Purple Heart.

Occupations

Found in 363 Collections and/or Records:

Seyß-Inquart enthüllt am 25. Juli 1938 die Gedenktafel am früheren Bundeskanzleramt. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie, 1938-07-25

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 8
Identifier: Item 10
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #242, Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1938-07-25
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Cigarette trading cards from Austria Tabakwerke. These cards are part of a series titled Adolf Hitler und sein weg zu Großdeutschland (Adolf Hitler and his way to a greater Germany).

Sie sagt ihr Gedichtchen. Der Führer auf einem seiner Wahlfeldzüge im Jahre 1933, 1933

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 76
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #164, Gruppe 65, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 12cm x 17cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1933
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 76

Sie sehen zum ersten Male den Führer

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 176
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #125, Gruppe 67, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 8cm x 12cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 176

Sie will die Hand des Führers

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 148
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #22, Gruppe 67, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 8cm x 12 cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 148

So grüßen die deutschen Bauern ihren Führer Adolf Hitler. Bückeberg 1935, 1935

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 44
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #95, Gruppe 63, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 12cm x 17cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1935
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 44

So grüßen die deutschen Bauern ihren Führer Adolf Hitler. Bückeberg 1935, 1935

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 44
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #95, Gruppe 63, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 12cm x 17cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1935
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 44

So kennt Berlin Dr. Goebbels. Ein Bild aus der Kampfzeit

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 127
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #166, Gruppe 32, Sammelwerk #8. Size: 8cm x 12cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 127

So sieht der einst zerschossene "Geothehof" im April 1938 aus. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie, 1938-04

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 7
Identifier: Item 10
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #224, Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1938-04
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Cigarette trading cards from Austria Tabakwerke. These cards are part of a series titled Adolf Hitler und sein weg zu Großdeutschland (Adolf Hitler and his way to a greater Germany).

Solche Menschenmassen sah der Heldenplatz noch nie! (15. März 1938). Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie., 1938-03-15

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 6
Identifier: Item 8
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #199, Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1938-03-15
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Cigarette trading cards from Austria Tabakwerke. These cards are part of a series titled Adolf Hitler und sein weg zu Großdeutschland (Adolf Hitler and his way to a greater Germany).

Spaziergang auf dem Obersalzberg

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 15
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #39, Gruppe 62, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 12cm x 17cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 15

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