Patricia Concannon collection

Identifier
irn39232
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2010.96
  • RG-10.502
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn39232

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - Curatorial Affairs Department

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Patricia Concannon

Patricia Concannon donated these photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on January 20, 2010.

Scope and Content

Consists of a photograph of women in the process of having their hair forcibly shaven and a photograph of the now-bald women standing and talking. The donor believes that the photographs were taken in France in 1945, and the women were likely being punished for collaboration with the Nazis.

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Women--France.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Collaborationists--France.
  • Punishment--France--History--20th century.
  • Punishment--France--History--20th century.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.