Overview
- Description
- Consists of original photographs, photographic negatives, and documents relating to the Nuremberg trials, which belonged to Eddie Mills Murphy. The photographs include: photographs of military airplanes, courtroom interiors during the IMT trials, Allied naval ships, photos of Eddie Murphy, post-war Germany, and signed photographs, including a signed portrait of General Dwight Eisenhower and Justice Robert Jackson. Also includes Murphy's tribunal passes, original negatives and Murphy's original wooden Signal Corps negative box. Eddie Murphy served as a Private First Class in the United States Army, 3264th Signal Photo Battalion. He was stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany after the war and was assigned as a photographer at the International Military Tribunal during the Nuremberg trials from 1945-1946.
- Date
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inclusive:
1944-1947
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Colleen Picchi
- Collection Creator
- Eddie M. Murphy
- Biography
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Eddie Mills Murphy served as a Private First Class in the United States Army, 3264th Signal Photo Battalion, and was stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany. He was assigned as a photographer at the International Military Tribunal, also known as the Nuremburg War Trials, in 1945 and 1946.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Negatives.
- Extent
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2 boxes
4 oversize boxes
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
- Topical Term
- War crimes trials
- Geographic Name
- Wiesbaden (Germany)
- Personal Name
- Murphy, Eddie Mills. Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. Jackson, Robert Houghwout, 1892-1954.
- Corporate Name
- International Military Tribunal United States. Army. Signal Corps
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Colleen Picchi, the daughter of Eddie Mills Murphy.
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- 2023-08-25 17:41:06
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Also in Eddie Mills Murphy collection
The collection consists of artifacts, documents, original photographs, and photographic negatives relating to the experiences of Eddie Mills Murphy, during and after World War II, when he served as a soldier in the United States Army, 3264th Signal Photo Battalion, and was assigned as a photographer at the International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg War Crimes trials from 1945-1946.
Date: 1944-1947
Wooden box used by a US soldier assigned to photograph the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials
Object
Wooden box that belonged to Eddie Mills Murphy and was used to store photographic negatives. Murphy served as a Private First Class in the United States Army, 3264th Signal Photo Battalion. He was stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany after the war and was assigned as a photographer at The International Military Tribunal during the Nuremberg trials from 1945-1946.
Rubber date stamp used by a US soldier assigned to photograph the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials
Object
Date stamp that belonged to Eddie Mills Murphy. Murphy served as a Private First Class in the United States Army, 3264th Signal Photo Battalion. He was stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany after the war and was assigned as a photographer at The International Military Tribunal during the Nuremberg trials from 1945-1946.
United States Air Force badge worn by a US soldier
Object
Badge that belonged to Eddie Mills Murphy. Murphy served as a Private First Class in the United States Army, 3264th Signal Photo Battalion. He was stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany, after the war and was assigned as a photographer at the International Military Tribunal during the Nuremberg War Crmies Trials from 1945-1946.
