Identification bracelet issued to a Hungarian concentration camp prisoner
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm) | Width: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm)
Archival History
The identification bracelet was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Erzsebet Sandor, the step-daughter of Jozsef Barsony.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Erzsebet Sandor
Scope and Content
An engraved prisoner identification bracelet issued to József Bársony József while a prisoner at Dachau concentration camp in Germany. The bracelet identifies him by name and includes his prisoner number, 122052. This information is original to the bracelet, while the camp name and liberation date of April 29, 1945, are believed to have been added post-war.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Metal prisoner identification bracelet with an engraved plate and a chain link body. The plate is slightly arched and rectangular with a small, round hole in each rounded end. The length of small, circular, metal chain links is attached to the plate at one of the holes. The other end would likely attach to the hole at the other end when being worn to form the body of the bracelet. The suface of the plate is engraved with three lines of identifying text.
face, engraved: K.L. Dachau 1945.IV.29
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- Budapest (Hungary)
- Dachau (Germany)
Genre
- Identifying Artifacts
- Object