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Concentration camp uniform coat worn by an inmate

Object | Accession Number: 2017.134.1

Overview

Brief Narrative: Concentration camp uniform coat worn by David Wharton (Wartonski), born in Kovno, Lithuania, and deported to Dachau concentration camp.
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Irving Wharton

Physical Details

Classification: Clothing and Dress
Category: Concentration camp uniforms
Object Type: Coats (lcsh)
Physical Description: Heavy cotton, dark blue and gray, vertically striped, long sleeved coat.
Materials: overall : cotton

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access

Administrative Notes

Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The coat was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Irving Wharton.

Record last modified:: 2022-07-28 18:30:55
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