Blue striped pajama pants worn during hospital stays by soldiers serving in the German military
Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Blue striped heavy cotton pajama pants issued to soldiers serving in the German military during the Third Reich to wear in hospitals during recovery.
- Date
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use:
approximately 1940
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the National World War I Museum
Physical Details
- Classification
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Clothing and Dress
- Category
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Men's clothing
- Object Type
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Pajamas (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Heavy cotton pants with thin offwhite, dark blue, and light blue vertical stripes and 1 seam pocket on the right side. The inside of the crotch is reinforced with a circular patch of cloth. The waistband is reinforced with extra cloth and has a button closure and a 3 button fly. It is higher in the back with an additional piece of cloth and 2 buttons for suspenders. In the back below the waistband are 2 adjustable straps with triangular ends, 2 plastic buttons, and a button hole on the left. Inside the back of the waistband is a cloth loop.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 38.500 inches (97.79 cm) | Width: 15.500 inches (39.37 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cotton, plastic, metal, thread
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The pajama pants were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by The National World War I Museum.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 21:51:07
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn41702
Also in National World War I Museum collection
The collection consists of hospital pajamas issued to German soldiers during World War II.
Date: approximately 1940-1945
Blue striped pajama top with a Reichsadler stamp worn during hospital stays by soldiers in the German military
Object
Blue striped heavy cotton pajama shirt stamped with Nazi insignia issued to soldiers serving in the German military during the Third Reich to wear in hospitals during recovery.
