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Prentice G. Morgan collection

Document | Accession Number: 2010.319

Consists of two pages from a photograph album owned by Prentice G. Morgan, a member of Patton's Third Army. Morgan participated in the liberation of Buchenwald, and the photograph album pages include eleven photographs of the liberation and his commentary about what he witnessed in the camp. The photographs depict American military personnel in the camp, camp buildings, summary justice, military personnel viewing anatomical artifacts belonging to Ilse Koch, and the burial of victims.

Date
creation:  1945
Language
English
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Extent
1 oversize folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Tom Morgan

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Tom Morgan donated these pages from his father's photograph album to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Oct. 27, 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 13:38:54
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