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Concentration camp inmate uniform jacket and pants
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, United States
Prisoner's uniform worn by Fernand Brunetti while imprisoned in Buchenwald concentration camp from 1942-1945. He was a French citizen, who was arrested and deported for unknown reasons, from France to Buchenwald. After liberation in 1945, he returned to Paris. Around 1946-47, he had a studio portrait taken of himself in this uniform.
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- Title: Concentration camp inmate uniform jacket and pants
- Location: France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- Provenance: The concentration camp uniform was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005.
- Subject Keywords: Concentration camp inmates--Germany. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France. Holocaust survivors--France. World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from France.
- Type: Clothing and Dress
- Rights: Permanent Collection
- External Link: See the full record at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Medium: a. Wool and cotton blend twill jacket, hip length, with blue and gray stripes, long sleeves, 5 button holes and 4 black, plastic buttons along front opening. On the front of the tailored collar is a metal hook and eye closure; on the inside back collar is a black hanger loop. The left breast has an offwhite coarse cotton ID patch with black ink: 69370, sewn on with black thread. Above this badge are fragments of white thread that indicate the placement of a previous patch. b. Wool and cotton blend twill pants, with blue and gray stripes, 4 metal suspender buttons, and an adjustable strap, with a black metal buckle, on the back. At the back of the waist is a V shaped slit; on the front are 2 metal suspender buttons and a 3 metal button fly. The 2 side pockets are lined with tan cloth. The pants are lined around the waist with blue cloth and have 4 metal buttons. A number is stamped in black at the waist, inside the right back. The inside back seam has a gray hanger loop.
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