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Signal Corps photograph collection

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1997.121

Overview

Description: The collection consists of 70 Signal Corps photographs of captured German prisoners of war, American troops, liberated prisoners at concentration camps, mass graves, and scenes of war damage throughout Europe. Captions in English are attached to each photograph.
Date: circa 1945
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Anonymous

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: Photographs.
Extent: 1 folder

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Gardelegen Massacre, Gardelegen, Germany, 1945. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany. Dead persons--Germany--1940-1950. Mass burials--Germany--1940-1950. Prisoners--Germany--1940-1950. Prisoners of war--American--Germany--1940-1950. Prisoners of war--German--Germany--1940-1950. Concentration camps--Germany--1940-1950. Barracks--Germany--1940-1950. Atrocities--Germany--1940-1950. War damage--Germany--1940-1950. Soldiers--American--Europe--1940-1950.
Personal Name: Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, 1896-1985.
Corporate Name: Hergen-Hein (Concentration camp) Buchenwald (Concentration camp) Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The collection was donated anonymously to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997.

Record last modified:: 2023-02-24 14:14:37
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