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Feeding survivors and barracks in flames at Belsen on the 7th Day

Film | Accession Number: 1991.251.1 | RG Number: RG-60.0054 | Film ID: 8

Soldiers open can of food for a woman. MSs of camp huts in flames ["accidental fire" handwritten into caption on one sheet, and on another "One of the huts caught fire - I was unable to ascertain whether this was done purposely by the inmates or whether it was accidental. It was not set alight by British troops for any reason."] CUs of flames. British soldiers and ex-prisoners watch the fires.


Duration
00:01:23
Date
Event:  1945 April 22
Locale
Belsen, Germany
Language
Silent
Genre/Form
Unedited.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Imperial War Museums

About This Film

Contributor
Camera Operator: William Lawrie
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Fair
Time Code
15:51:01:00 to 15:52:24:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 8 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 9 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 8 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 9 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 8 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 9 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 8 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 9 Video: One Inch - NTSC
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 8 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
    Preservation 9 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
    Preservation 8 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 8 Video: U-matic - 3/4 inch - NTSC
    Preservation 8 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
    Preservation 9 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
    Preservation 8 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 8 Video: U-matic - 3/4 inch - NTSC
    Preservation 8 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
    Preservation 9 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
    Preservation 8 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 8 Video: U-matic - 3/4 inch - NTSC
    Preservation 8 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
    Preservation 9 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
    Preservation 8 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 8 Video: U-matic - 3/4 inch - NTSC
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Film Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this collection of film segments about the liberation of Belsen from the Imperial War Museum in London in March 1991.
Copied From
35mm positive b/w
Film Source
Imperial War Museums
File Number
Legacy Database File: 198
Source Archive Number: A700/307/3

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
Copyright
Imperial War Museums
Conditions on Use
For licensing enquiries and requests, contact Imperial War Museums (IWM) at filmcommercial@iwm.org.uk. IWM also offers limited services for non-commercial parties, such as for museums, armed forces, veterans and their immediate family, family history researchers, and students. For such purposes, contact film@iwm.org.uk.

Copyright Holder
Imperial War Museums
 
Record last modified: 2023-11-07 12:11:54
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