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Leon Denski photograph

Document | Accession Number: 2011.292.1

Contains a photographic print, black and white, showing two American soldiers standing next to large pile of bodies to buried; taken in an unidentified concentration camp after liberation; dated April-May 1945. This photo was brought home from WWII by Leon A. Denski (donor's father) whose job after liberation was to bury the bodies that were found in the camps into mass graves.

Date
inclusive:  1945
Genre/Form
Photograph.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Kenneth L. Denski

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
This photo was brought home from WWII by Leon A. Denski (donor's father). Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Kenneth L. Denski.

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: 2022-07-28 17:44:37
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