Overview
- Brief Narrative
- The undershirt was worn by Sonja DuBois when she was placed in hiding by her parents in 1942.
- Date
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approximately 1942
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sonja Dubois
Physical Details
- Classification
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Clothing and Dress
- Category
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Women's clothing
- Object Type
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Undershirts (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Pink knit undershirt with 4 buttons on the front.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth
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 undershirt was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Sonja DuBois.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:28:25
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn512677
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Also in Sonja DuBois collection
Collection of objects and photographs relating to Sonja DuBois' experiences as a hidden child in the Netherlands. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Date: 1942-1949
Apron
Object
The apron was worn by Sonja DuBois when she was placed in hiding by her parents in 1942.
Sonja DuBois photographs
Document
Three black and white photographs showing the donor as a hidden child at age 3 in the Netherlands and at ages 6 and 9 after she was adopted by her foster parents. Inscriptions on the back in ink and graphite.
Sonja DuBois papers
Document
The papers consist of 2 documents illustrating the experiences of Sonja DuBois during the Holocaust as a hidden child in the Netherlands. One document is a vaccination certificate issued to Sonja v d Kaden and dated November 1942, and the other document is a distribution card issued to Sonja van der Kaden. Both documents were issued in Schiedam, Netherlands.
