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Dachau liberation photographs

Document | Accession Number: 2012.195.1

Consists of copyprints and photographic negatives depicting images taken after the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp, originally from the collection of Leo Vissas, an American soldier during World War II. The images depict prisoners assisting with the reburial of corpses; images of summary justice; and images of the Dachau death train, with "Off Limits" marked on the train cars.

Date
inclusive:  1945
Language
English
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Extent
6 negatives.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Linda Fitzsimmons

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Linda Fitzsimmons donated these prints to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012. Her late husband, Mark Fitzsimmons, received them from Leo Vissas.

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 17:51:47
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