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Spandau prison negatives

Document | Accession Number: 2012.484.1

Consists of four strips of Minox negatives (consisting of approximately 33 images) which were taken clandestinely of Rudolf Hess while he was imprisoned at the Spandau prison in Germany in the 1960s. The photographs were supposedly taken by Col. Byrd, the warden of the prison at the time. The images depict Hess painting and in the prison's garden.

Date
creation:  circa 1960-1970
Genre/Form
Negatives.
Extent
4 negative strips.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Larry Hostetler

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Larry Hostetler donated these negatives to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

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: 2023-06-13 15:59:21
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