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Prisoner identification badge

Object | Accession Number: 1996.93.2

Classification: Identifying Artifacts
Category: Badges
Object Type: Badges (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Felicia Olzsewska

Physical Description: Leather numbers "85524", at right, with red triangle sewn to white cloth.
Dimensions: overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 4.720 inches (11.989 cm)
Materials: overall : leather, cotton
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Felicia Olzsewska.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2021-02-10 09:05:35
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn11835

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