Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Identification bracelet worn by donor's mother, Nelly Hammer Gayer, while she was institutionalized at a hospital in Nashville, TN in the 1950s as a result of her PTSD stemming from her experiences in WWII.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Anna Gayer
Physical Details
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Labels
- Object Type
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Identification bracelets (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Identification bracelet with blue and white ceramic beads; the white beads spell out the name "Nelly Gayer" in black letters. The beads are strung on white thread.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm)
- Materials
- overall : ceramic, thread
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The bracelet was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Anna Gayer.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:17:06
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn595129
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Oral history interview with Abraham Gayer
Oral History
