Armband identifying a dental station worker in Westerbork
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 7.250 inches (18.415 cm)
Archival History
The armband was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by Kenneth and Ellen Goldsmith, on behalf of the Estate of Harry Goldsmith.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Harry Goldsmith
Scope and Content
Armband identifying Westerbork prisoner; dental station worker Acquired by Harry Goldsmith with the assistance of his son Kenneth, late 1960s-late 1970s. Westerbork: camp situated in the NE Netherlands, near the town of that name in province Drenthe, 1942-1944, transit camp for Jews being deported from Netherlands to Eastern Europe.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
front, by hand, red paint between red crosses : Zahnstation front, stamped, black ink : 00044 / 3829 front, stamped wthin circular seal, black ink : Lager / LW / Westerbork front, by hand, black marker : Lager Westerbork
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Netherlands--Westerbork.
Genre
- Identifying Artifacts
- Object