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Concentration camp inmate uniform pocket fragment

Object | Accession Number: 2002.446.2
2002.446.2 front Concentration camp inmate uniform pocket fragment Click to enlarge

The pocket fragment is from a prison uniform worn by a friend of Antal Pal. The red triangle indicates that the prisoner was a political prisoner.

Classification
Clothing and Dress
Category
Concentration camp uniforms
Object Type
Pockets (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Radu Ioanid

About This Object

Physical Description
Blue and white striped textile fragment in shape of pocket; attached to fragment at top center is white, rectangular patch with "89603" written in ink; attached to fragment below white patch is red triangular patch.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 5.880 inches (14.935 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm)
Materials
overall : cloth, ink, dye

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The fragment was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Radu Ioanid.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2021-02-10 09:16:03
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Metal tag with her stamped prisoner number worn as a bracelet by a concentration camp inmate

Metal tag with her stamped prisoner number worn as a bracelet by a concentration camp inmate

Object

Id bracelet worn by Antal Pal from Tîrgu-Mureș, Romania, who was imprisioned in Melk concentration camp, a sub-camp of Mauthausen in Austria.

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