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Prisoner's number worn in Mauthausen concentration camp.

Object | Accession Number: 1997.105.1

1997.105.1 front
Prisoner's number worn in Mauthausen concentration camp.

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Date: approximately 1945
Classification: Identifying Artifacts
Category: Labels
Object Type: Name tags (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Louise Birch

Physical Description: Number "61214"
Dimensions: overall: Height: 1.620 inches (4.115 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
Materials: overall : metal
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The identification tag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997 by Louise Birch.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2020-06-30 09:23:12
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn11868

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