Overview
- Brief Narrative
- 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.
- Date
-
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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Rompers (Clothing) (lcsh)
- Genre/Form
- Coats.
- Physical Description
- Tan-colored, child's romper with loose shorts and suspender-style straps and plastic buttons.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 16.000 inches (40.64 cm) | Width: 14.000 inches (35.56 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 romper 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/irn737374
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
Red, white, and, blue checked child's short sleeve shirt worn by Jeffrey Hochbaum
Object
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.
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.
