Concentration camp inmate uniform jacket issued in Auschwitz

Object | Accession Number: 1993.160.1

Date: use: 1942-1945
Geography: issue: Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Oświęcim (Poland)
Classification: Clothing and Dress
Category: Concentration camp uniforms
Object Type: Jackets (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Leo Weissman

Physical Description: Blue and white vertical stripes, left chest bears two (red on yellow) triangle patches forming the Star of David above white rectangular patch bearing the number "70258" in ink.
Dimensions: overall: Height: 26.000 inches (66.04 cm) | Width: 17.000 inches (43.18 cm)
Materials: overall : cotton, plastic, ink
Contributor: Subject: Leo Weissman
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The jacket was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Leo Weissman.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
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