Metal tag issued to inmate in Melk concentration camp

Identifier
irn11335
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1996.130.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn11335

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 2.120 inches (5.385 cm)

Creator(s)

  • Nathan Romer (Subject)

Biographical History

Nathan Romer was born in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland. Nazi Germany invaded Poland in September 1939. Nathan was forced into the ghetto in Tomaszow.He was later sen to a forced labor camp Blizin [Konskie], and to Płaszów concentration camp and then to Wieliczka, a subcamp of Płaszów, Mauthausen, Melk, and Ebensee.

Archival History

The identification tag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Nathan Romer.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Nathan Romer

Scope and Content

Metal tag issued to inmate in the concentration camp Melk (subcamp of Mauthausen-Ebensee).

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Rectangular metal imprinted with number 85655 (prisoner's number); two holes either end of tag.

Genre

  • Object
  • Identifying Artifacts
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