Item FASHION-FHP-F24-IPFATW-004 - Shirt

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Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Shirt

Title statements of responsibility

NATHAN Tran

Level of description

Item

Reference code

FASHION FASHION-FHP-FASHION-FHP-F24-FASHION-FHP-F24-IPFATW-FASHION-FHP-F24-IPFATW-004

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • late 1970s (Creation)

Physical description area

Physical description

100% cotton
white
Faded from sun and saltwater during boat escape. Fabric is becoming worn and torn.

Archival description area

Custodial history

Owned and worn by Tran Ba Hung, and then transferred to brother Tran Ba Hung

Scope and content

Made of fabric from Hungary. One of four shirts -- one white and three blue -- made of fabric purchased by Tran Thi Thu Ha (aunt) in Saigon. The shirts were tailored (either in Saigon or My Tho) for four of her brothers. This sort of purchase was illegal ... »

Notes area

Location of originals

Fabric from Hungary, tailored in Saigon or My Tho

Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

I consent to the use of my material for educational and promotional purposes by Humber College in the future (e.g., brochures, presentations, website).

General note

An artifact of illegal buying and selling during communist Vietnam
word of father Tran Ba Hung
The origin of the piece is interesting. It should be noted that at the time, clothes were not bought by kids, but by someone older. My father's family would get ... »