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John W. Schafer collection

Document | Accession Number: 2009.289

Consists of eleven photographs taken of the Gusen concentration camp after liberation. The photographs depict survivors, the quarries, the crematoria, and the burial of victims. John William Schafer acquired the photographs while he was a member of the United States Army during World War II.

Date
manufacture:  1945
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Dorothy Schafer

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Dorothy Schafer donated her late husband's photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in May 2009.

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2021-11-10 13:00:37
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