Book
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 12.630 inches (32.08 cm) | Width: 28.500 inches (72.39 cm)
Archival History
The book was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund
Funding Note: The acquisition of this collection was made possible by The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund.
Scope and Content
Book, La Deportation, about the Holocaust in France that includes a tipped in dedication page, with a photograph of Fernand Brunetti in the concentration camp uniform he wore while he was imprisoned in Buchenwald concentration camp. Above the printed caption: exemplaire imprime specialement pour / FERNAND BRUNETTI / DEPORTE A BUCHENWALD is a handwritten inscription: 1942-1943 - à 1945. Brunetti was a French citizen, and it is not known why he was deported to Buchenwald. He returned to France after liberation in1945. Around 1946-47, he had a studio portrait taken of himself in this uniform.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
highly calendered smooth, white, matte paper book with case binding, sewn through fold, flat spine. Cloth of cover is gray with red in title stamp 292 p. : ill., maps, plates (some col.)
Subjects
- Concentration camp inmates--Pictorial works.
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, German--Pictorial works.
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Pictorial works.
Genre
- Books and Published Materials
- Object