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U.S. Congressman Everett M. Dirkson III is sprayed with DDT before entering Dachau for an inspection.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 11431

U.S. Congressman Everett M. Dirkson III is sprayed with DDT before entering Dachau for an inspection.

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Caption: U.S. Congressman Everett M. Dirkson III is sprayed with DDT before entering Dachau for an inspection.
Date: 1945 May 12
Locale: Dachau, [Bavaria] Germany
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration, College Park

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Photo Source: National Archives and Records Administration, College Park

Copyright: Public Domain

Source Record ID: 111-SC-206123

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Keyword: AMERICANS CONCENTRATION CAMPS CONGRESS/CONGRESSMEN DACHAU DISINFECTION GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS INSPECTIONS PHOTOGRAPHS (SIGNAL CORPS)
Photo Designation: MAJOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS 1940-45 -- Dachau -- LIBERATION -- Inspection/Investigation

Record last modified:: 1996-04-24 00:00:00
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