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Concentration camp inmate uniform jacket

Object | Accession Number: 2014.555.1

Overview

Brief Narrative: Jacket belonging to Chaim Smitskovitz from the Buchenwald concentration camp.

Physical Details

Classification: Clothing and Dress
Category: Concentration camp uniforms
Object Type: Concentration camp uniforms (ushmm)
Physical Description: Blue and gray, vertically striped, long sleeved cotton jacket
Dimensions: overall: Height: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm) | Width: 25.750 inches (65.405 cm)
Materials: overall : cotton, bakelite (tm)

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use

Administrative Notes

Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The jacket was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014.

Record last modified:: 2022-07-28 21:51:16
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