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Michael Spillias collection

Document | Accession Number: 2011.244.1

Consists of six photographs taken by Michael Spillias, a member of the 11th Armored Division, after the liberation of the Mauthausen concentration camp. The photographs depict the collection and reburial of corpses as well as of survivors who were liberated at the camp.

Date
1945  (creation)
Extent
6 photographs.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Judy Rosshirt
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About This Document

Document Creator
Michael Spillias
Biography
Michael Spillias was a member of the 11th Armored Division of the U.S. Third Army. He was a Private First Class, Battery A, 491st Field Artillery Battalion.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Judith Rosshirt donated her father's photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in March 2011. Publications related to the 11th Armored Division were transferred to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Library.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2018-01-26 07:18:34
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