The suitcase was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Paul Hartstein.
Rectangular, light brown leather covered cardboard suitcase with the lid stitched onto the base. There are 2 hasp locks on the lid front for lockplates on the base. The right lockplate and the handle are missing. The interior is lined with dark yellow leather and there are are interior leather shelf brackets. There are paper labels adhered to both sides.
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overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm) | Depth: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm)
Suitcase belonged to Albert Bernard Hartstein who kept it with him during his incarceration in various concentration camps.
Suitcase used by a concentration camp prisoner