Overview
- Description
- Consists of one photograph taken after the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp of the American military and Holocaust survivors looking upon the bodies of SS officers who were killed as part of summary justice after the liberation of the camp. Includes a note on the verso explaining the photograph written by Lt. George Jellinek, who was part of the liberating forces. Also includes a copy of a 1943 photograph of Lt. Jellinek.
- Date
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manufacture:
1945 April
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jan Schneider
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photograph.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & 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.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Dr. Jan Schneider donated these photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in February 2011. His wife, Nancy Berezin, is Mr. Jellinek's daughter.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:37:21
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn42571
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