Overview
- Brief Narrative
- This item was with Lucia Cioaba during 1942-1945.
- Date
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use:
1942-1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
Physical Details
- Classification
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Clothing and Dress
- Category
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Women's clothing
- Object Type
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Blouses (lcsh)
- Materials
- overall : cloth
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The blouse was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:21:12
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn1157
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