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Wall fragment from a gas chamber at Auschwitz concentration camp

Object | Accession Number: 1991.103.2

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Wall fragment from a gas chamber at Auschwitz concentration camp

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Date: creation: 1942
Geography: use: Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Oświęcim (Poland)
Classification: Materials
Category: Building materials
Object Type: Concrete walls (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jacek Nowakowski

Dimensions: overall: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm)
Materials: overall : concrete
Topical Term: Concentration camps--Poland--Oświęcim.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The Auschwitz wall fragment was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Jacek Nowakowski.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2021-02-10 09:10:11
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn4286

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