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Poster for the 10th Anniversary of the Liberation of Mauthausen

Object | Accession Number: 1990.305.6
1990.305.6 front Poster for the 10th Anniversary of the Liberation of Mauthausen Click to enlarge

"10. JAHRSTAG / der Befreiung des Konzentrations / lagers / MAUTHHAUSEN / befreit am 5, Mai 1945..."; nine black and white images of Mauthausen and prisoners from 1945 with black text on white ground; devastating photographic images of the camp and text describing these Nazi horrors; Printed and distributed by Leroy Andre of Vienna for the International Federation of Resistors.

Artwork Title
10. JAHRESTAG der Befreiung des Konzentrations lagers Mauthausen
Alternate Title
10th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Concentration Camps Mauthausen
Date
commemoration:  1945 April 11
publication/distribution:  approximately 1954 April 11
Geography
publication: Vienna (Austria)
Language
German
Classification
Posters
Category
Commemorative posters
Object Type
Posters, German (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of an Anonymous Donor

About This Object

Physical Description
Black and white poster commemorating the liberation of German concentration camps. There is black text against a white background in the center which is surrounded by 9 captioned photographs. The top row has 3 pictures, from left; stone steps carved into a hillside, the camp’s entrance with walls and guard tower imposed with the poster title, and rows of male prisoners standing naked outside with snow on the ground. The second row shows crowds of cheering prisoners surrounding American tanks and soldiers on liberation day, a dead body lying on the ground, and a pile of starved corpses. The bottom row depicts crowds of people at the dedication of a monument, gallows with a noose hanging from the beam, and emaciated prisoners standing and lying in their bunks in barracks. On the bottom right is the logo for FIR (International Federation of Resistance Fighters), an inverted cone with FIR on the surface and a fire burning from the base. The thin paper has yellowed and the bottom right corner is folded, and the top edge has several small wrinkles. The bottom edge has several frays and small tears and is more yellowed that the rest.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 23.375 inches (59.373 cm) | Width: 33.125 inches (84.138 cm)
Materials
overall : paper, ink
Markings
front, top, center, black ink : 10. JAHRESTAG / der Befreiung des / Konzentrations / lagers [10th Anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps]
front, center, black ink : MAUTHAUSEN / befreit am 5. Mai 1945 / 122767 Tote / (lt. vorgefundenen Listen) und zehntausende Namenlose [On May 5, 1945, MUTHAUSEN freed 122,767 dead (according to found lists) and ten thousand nameless]
front, bottom, center, black ink : VERHINDERT DIE WIEDERGEBURT DES DEUTSCHEN MILITARISMUS! [Prevent the rebirth of German militarism!]
front, top row, left, black ink : Über diese 186 Stufen mußten die Häftlinge schwere / Steine tragen [Over these 186 steps the prisoners had to carry heavy stones]
front, top row, right, black ink : Appell der Häftlinge bei minus 10° [Rollcall of the prisoners at minus 10 °]
front, middle row, left, black ink : Die Befreiung [the liberation]
front, middle row, 2nd from left, black ink : Seine Arbeits- / kraft war er- / schöpft: sie war- / fen ihn den Stein- / bruch hinab [His labor was exhausted: they threw him down the quarry]
front, middle row, right, black ink : Für sie kam die Befreiung zu spat [for them liberation came too late]
front, bottom row, left, black ink : 5. Mai 1949. Die Enthüllung des Internationalen Denkmals [May 5, 1949. The Revelation of the International Monument]
front, bottom row, center, black ink : NIE WIEDER! [never again!]
front, bottom row, center, black ink : Der Galgen von Gusen und die Hinrichtungsmauer [The gallows of Gusen and the execution wall]
front, bottom row, right, black ink : Rettung im / letzten / Augenblick [Rescue at the last moment]
front, bottom row, right, black ink : Einer dieser Kranken war bereits für den Verbrennungsofen bestimmt [One of these patients was already destined for the combustion furnace]
front, bottom, right margin, black ink : Herausgegeben von der Internationalen Föderation der Widerstandskämpfer [Edited by the International Federation of Resistance Fighters]
front, bottom, right margin, black ink : Eigentümer, Herausgeber und Verleger: Leroy Andrè, General- / sekretär; für den Inhalt verantwortlich: Sally Wehsely; beide: / Wein II Castellezgasse 35, -- Druck; Globus II, Wien VI, Gumpen- / dorferstraße 40-44. [Owner, editor and publisher; Leroy Andre. Secretary-General; Responsible for the content: Sally Wehsely; Both Wein II Castellezgasse 35. - print; Globus II, Vienna VI, Gunpendorfer Street 40-44.]
Contributor
Publisher: Federation Internationale des Resistantes

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by an Anonymous donor.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2023-09-15 10:17:27
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