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Metal heelplate recovered from Chelmno killing center

Object | Accession Number: 1989.308.6

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Metal heelplate recovered from Chelmno killing center

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Date: 1941 December-1944 June (use)
Geography: recovery : Chelmno (Concentration camp); Chełmno (Konin, Poland)
Classification: Tools and Equipment
Category: Shoemaking equipment and supplies
Object Type: Heelplates (aat)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Muzeum Okręgowe w Koninie

Physical Description: Arched metal heelplate with 2 scalloped curves at one end.
Dimensions: overall : 1.250 x 3.000 x 0.500 in. (3.175 x 7.62 x 1.27 cm.)
Materials: overall : metal
Topical Term: Concentration camps--Poland--Chełmno (Konin)
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Chelmno (Konin)
Jews--Persecutions--Poland.
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps.
Geographic Name: Poland--History--German occupation, 1939-1945.
Corporate Name: Chelmno (Concentration camp)--History.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The shoe heelplate was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by the Muzeum Okręgowe w Koninie.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2018-01-11 14:27:13
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