Hugo jaeger biography

  • Hugo Jaeger was the former personal photographer of Adolf Hitler.
  • Hugo Jaeger (18 January 1900 – 1 January 1970) was the former personal photographer of Adolf Hitler.
  • Hugo Jaeger was the former personal photographer of Adolf Hitler.
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    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    Camera lens cap used by Hugo Jaeger, one of Hitler's personal photographers during WWII.

    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Fern M. Schad

    Contributor
    Photographer: Hugo Jaeger
    Subject: Hugo Jaeger

    Physical Details

    Classification
    Audiovisual and Photographic Materials

    Category
    Cameras

    Object Type
    Lens cap (aat)

    Physical Description
    Lens cap; black cardboard disk glued in cylindrical metal frame.

    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 0.380 inches (0.965 cm) | Diameter: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)

    Materials
    overall : cardboard, metal, adhesive

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access

    Keywords & Subjects

    Topical Term
    Photographers--Germany--Biography.

    Geographic Name
    Germany--History--1933-1945--Pictorial works.Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945--Pictorial works.

    Corporate Name
    Nazi Party

    Administrative Notes

    Legal Status
    Permanent Collection

    Provenance
    The glass slide was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Fern M. Schad.

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    2025-01-02 11:26:00

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    Hugo Jaeger

    Personal artist of Adolf Hitler

    Hugo Jaeger

    Born18 Jan 1900
    Died1 Jan 1970 (1970-02) (aged 69)
    CitizenshipGerman
    OccupationPhotographer
    Years active1936–1945
    EmployerAdolf Hitler
    Known forPrivately photographing Adolf Potentate and WWII

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    Early life

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    Hugo Jaeger was born outlook 18 Jan 1900.

    Career

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    Jaeger began

  • hugo jaeger biography
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    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    Detachable, green and yellow camera filters, used by Hugo Jaeger, one of Hitler's personal photographers before and during World War II (1939-1945). The filter and lens are part of a collection that highlights the Nazi rise to power leading up to and during the war. The materials include photographic equipment and accessories, 50 color slides, and a leaflet written by Frank R. Eisner entitled "Shadows of the Past", which describes the slides.

    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Fern M. Schad

    Markings
    green filter, beveled face, engraved : LIFA omnicolor 1/28,5

    Contributor
    Photographer: Hugo Jaeger
    Subject: Hugo Jaeger
    Manufacturer: LIFA-Lichtfilterfabrik

    Physical Details

    Language
    German

    Classification
    Audiovisual and Photographic Materials

    Category
    Cameras

    Object Type
    Light filters (lcsh)

    Physical Description
    Circular, yellow, flat, glass filter mounted in a silver-colored metal ring with a beveled inner face and a flat rim with ridged sides. The base has flat sides and three tension prongs. The interior is also flat, with a ledge to support the piece of glass and hold it in place. The yellow filter is fitted to the top of a deta