Box, Medicine
- Object Name:
- Box, Medicine
- Object ID:
- 2021.035.23
- Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Date:
- 1942-1945
- Description:
- Vitamin box, World War II. Rectangular cardboard box with removable cover. Cover imprinted "100 100 / I. V. C. / MULTIVITAMIN TABLETS / ... / INTERNATIONAL VITAMIN DIVISION / AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORP. / NEW YORK / N. Y." Ingredients printed on bottom of box.
A. Cover
B. Bottom section - Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-1 W-2.75 D-2.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Presumably used in Germany by Elliott A. Thompson (1920-2012) of Canterbury, NH, who served as First Lieutenant and B-24 pilot in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. His bomber was shot down over Italy on January 31, 1944. He parachuted out, was captured, and held as a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft 1 in Barth, Germany, until the camp was liberated on April 30, 1945.
The donor is the daughter of Elliott A. Thompson. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Sue Ellen Thompson
- People:
- Thompson, Elliott A. (1920-2012)
- Subjects:
- World War II, Prisoners of war, Air pilots, Aviators, Vitamins
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