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Registration card Mittenwald

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This is an early version of the registration card from the Mittenwald transient camp. In March 1946, the Mittenwald-based printing company Nemayer printed 10,0000 copies on yellowish, reddish and blue paper. They differ from the more common cards mainly in that there was no space for a DP photo. On some of these early cards, the header appears in a different typeface and “registration card” is printed without the spelling error. However, all of the cards asked for the same information on the front. The back was either left blank so that the Allied Liaison Officer could write remarks, or there were pre-printed fields for meal tickets, clothing and vaccinations.
These registration cards are essentially predecessors to the later forms with photos. They can be most easily identified by the header, which mentions UNRRA Team 90. Between June and August 1946, the numbering changed and UNRRA Team 568 became responsible for Mittenwald. On the cards for DPs who did not arrive until 1947, UNRRA Team 1064 is mentioned.

This is an early version of the registration card from the Mittenwald transient camp. In March 1946, the Mittenwald-based printing company Nemayer printed 10,0000 copies on yellowish, reddish and blue paper. They differ from the more common cards mainly in that there was no space for a DP photo. On some of these early cards, the header appears in a different typeface and “registration card” is printed without the spelling error. However, all of the cards asked for the same information on the front. The back was either left blank so that the Allied Liaison Officer could write remarks, or there were pre-printed fields for meal tickets, clothing and vaccinations.
These registration cards are essentially predecessors to the later forms with photos. They can be most easily identified by the header, which mentions UNRRA Team 90. Between June and August 1946, the numbering changed and UNRRA Team 568 became responsible for Mittenwald. On the cards for DPs who did not arrive until 1947, UNRRA Team 1064 is mentioned.

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