Overview
- Brief Narrative
- ID tag made by Harold Eisenberg in an airplane factory to replace the identification number which was torn from his uniform. He added the letter "P" in hopes that it would spare his life.
- Date
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creation:
1945 March
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of HArold Eisenberg
- Contributor
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Artisan:
Harold Eisenberg
Physical Details
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Labels
- Object Type
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Name tags (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Aluminum identification tag with the number "115378" and "P," indicating that the wearer was a Pole.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 2.200 inches (5.588 cm) | Width: 1.930 inches (4.902 cm)
- Materials
- overall : aluminum
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The tag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Harold Eisenberg.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-11-08 14:28:10
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn7153
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