Wall fragment from a gas chamber at Auschwitz concentration camp

Identifier
irn4286
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.103.2
Dates
1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 1942
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn4286

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm)

Archival History

The Auschwitz wall fragment was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Jacek Nowakowski.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jacek Nowakowski

Scope and Content

Concrete wall fragment from gas chamber #1 at Auschwitz concentration camp in Oświęcim, Poland.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Subjects

  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland.
  • Concentration camps--Poland--Oświęcim.

Genre

  • Object
  • Materials
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