1_11: Sternberg Family

c.1940s-1950s, Front side - Photograph of the Sternberg Family.: Black-and-white photograph depicting the Sternberg Family. At the left, Herman, is wearing a grey or beige suit with dark shoes and a pattern tie. He has a short dark haircut. To the right, Gary, is holding a dog in his arms. He is wearing a white collard shirt, black pants, and black shoes. He has a short dark haircut. To the right, Augusta, is wearing a neutral colored dress with black wedge heels. She has her dark hair in an up-do. She is holding her hands together in front. To the right, Ruth, is wearing a pattern short sleeve blouse with a black skirt and white heels. She has a long dark haircut. Her right hand is over Augusta's shoulder. The family is posed in front of a residential building. Green foliage as a bush and tree leaves are present in the background.
c.1940s-1950s, Front side - Photograph of the Sternberg Family.

Black-and-white photograph depicting the Sternberg Family. At the left, Herman, is wearing a grey or beige suit with dark shoes and a pattern tie. He has a short dark haircut. To the right, Gary, is holding a dog in his arms. He is wearing a white collard shirt, black pants, and black shoes. He has a short dark haircut. To the right, Augusta, is wearing a neutral colored dress with black wedge heels. She has her dark hair in an up-do. She is holding her hands together in front. To the right, Ruth, is wearing a pattern short sleeve blouse with a black skirt and white heels. She has a long dark haircut. Her right hand is over Augusta's shoulder. The family is posed in front of a residential building. Green foliage as a bush and tree leaves are present in the background.

Name/Title

1_11: Sternberg Family

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.11

Scope and Content

c.1940s-1950s, photograph of the Sternberg Family.

Context

Partial excerpt taken from exhibit page Gary Sternberg in Shanghai: Mixing Flour, Water, and German Opera: Gary (Gerd) Sternberg was born in Germany on August 25, 1931 to a Protestant mother and a Jewish father. Although he and his sister were raised and baptized as Protestants, Nazi ideology designated Gary as Jewish. Gary’s father was arrested and sent to Sachsenhausen concentration camp on June 14, 1938. When released January 28, 1939, the family managed to find refuge in Shanghai, China with about 18,000 other mostly-Jewish refugees. Gary’s family lived in Shanghai from May 1939 to July 1948.

Collection

Gary Sternberg

Category

Photograph

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1940 - circa 1960

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Measurement of the full length and width of the archive.

Width

2-9/16 in

Length

3-3/8 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Gary Sternberg

Related Places

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

C. Walrich - Updated (Mar 10 2026)