Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Checked, short sleeve shirt worn by Jeffrey Hochbaum following his birth to Leon and Blanka Hochbaum in Vienna, Austria, following World War II (1939-1945). Leon and Blanka were both displaced Polish Jewish survivors who lived in hiding during the Holocaust. They met and married in Vienna after the war.
- Date
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use:
1945-approximately 1950
- Geography
-
use:
Vienna (Austria)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Joan Hochbaum
Physical Details
- Classification
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Clothing and Dress
- Category
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Children's clothing
- Object Type
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Shirts (tgm)
- Genre/Form
- Shirts.
- Physical Description
- Child's red, white, and blue checked, short sleeve shirt with a button placket closure. The shirt has a low collar and a patch pocket on the upper chest.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 14.500 inches (36.83 cm) | Width: 18.500 inches (46.99 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, thread, plastic
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Vienna (Austria)
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The shirt was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2021 by Joan Hochbaum, wife of Jeffrey Hochbaum.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-04-19 11:20:51
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn737372
Also in Hochbaum family collection
The collection consists of children's clothing relating to the experiences of Jeffrey, Leon, and Blanka Hochbaum in Vienna, Austria, after the Holocaust.
Date: 1945-approximately 1950
Short, brown, child's winter coat worn by Jeffrey Hochbaum
Object
Brown winter coat worn by Jeffrey Hochbaum following his birth to Leon and Blanka Hochbaum in Vienna, Austria following World War II (1939-1945). Leon and Blanka were both displaced Polish Jewish survivors who lived in hiding during the Holocaust. They met and married in Vienna after the war.
Tan-colored child's romper worn by Jeffrey Hochbaum
Object
Tan-colored child's romper with suspender-style straps worn by Jeffrey Hochbaum following his birth to Leon and Blanka Hochbaum in Vienna, Austria following World War II (1939-1945). Leon and Blanka were both displaced Polish Jewish survivors who lived in hiding during the Holocaust. They met and married in Vienna after the war.
