Leather ID bracelet with tag worn by a concentration camp inmate
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 8.250 inches (20.955 cm) | Width: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm)
Creator(s)
- Edwin Chwedyk (Subject)
Biographical History
Edwin Chwedyk contracted typhoid while in the Majdanek concentration camp. He was released and returned home where he subsequently died.
Archival History
The bracelet was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Joseph Chwedyk, the brother of Edwin Chwedyk.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Joseph Chwedyk, In memory of my brother
Scope and Content
Prisoner identification bracelet issued to Edwin Chwedyk at Majdanek concentration camp in October 1942. It is stamped with his prisoner number 17215.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Leather band with a metal tag and buckle. A number is stamped on the tag. It is curled into a v-shape.
tag, stamped : 17215
Genre
- Object
- Identifying Artifacts
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