Overview
- Description
- 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
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inclusive:
1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Linda Fitzsimmons
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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6 negatives.
- Extent
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1 folder
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
- Personal Name
- Vissas, Leo.
- Corporate Name
- Dachau (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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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.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:51:47
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn46857
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