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Concentration camp inmate blue and gray striped uniform pants

Object | Accession Number: 1992.236.2
1992.236.2 back Concentration camp inmate blue and gray striped uniform pants Click to enlarge 1992.236.2 front Concentration camp inmate blue and gray striped uniform pants Click to enlarge

Blue and gray striped drawstring trousers issued as a uniform to an inmate in a concentration camp.

Date
approximately 1940-1945  (use)
Geography
use : Gross-Rosen (Concentration camp); Rogoznica (Wojewodztwo Dolnoslaskie, Poland)
Classification
Clothing and Dress
Category
Concentration camp uniforms
Object Type
Pants (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the State Museum of Gross Rosen
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About This Object

Physical Description
Blue and gray vertically striped cotton trousers with a drawstring waist. There are buttonholes along the fly, but the buttons are missing. The right side pocket has been sewn closed and the left pocket is covered with a patch. There are stains from industrial oils and tars, and numerous repair patches and holes.
Dimensions
overall : 24.000 x 41.000 in. (60.96 x 104.14 cm.)
Materials
overall : cotton

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The pants were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by the State Museum at Gross Rosen.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2018-10-24 14:06:46
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Blue and gray striped jacket issued as a uniform to an inmate in a concentration camp.

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