Guy Reed Branch collection

Document | Accession Number: 2012.498.1

Consists of a photograph album containing images of life at the prisoner of war camp in Laon, France, which the American military used to house German POWs after the war. Includes photographs of performances, housing, and groups of prisoners. The album was compiled, described, and given by an unknown POW to Guy Branch, a member of the American occupying forces who staffed the camp. The POW may have been Hans Scheffler; the collection also contains a letter with his prisoner number which matches the prisoner number and photograph on the interior of the album. Also includes loose duplicate photographs, a letter from Hans Scheffler, and a mimeographed news bulletin distributed to soldiers.

Date: inclusive: 1944-1947
Language: German
French
English
Genre/Form: Photograph albums.
Extent: 3 folders
1 oversize box
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Madeline Delia Branch

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Topical Term: Prisoners of war--Germany--History--20th century.
Geographic Name: Laon (France)
Personal Name: Scheffler, Hans.
Branch, Guy.
Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Madeline Delia Branch donated her husband's photograph album and collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in November 2012.
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.
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Consists of a photograph album containing photographs of life at the prisoner of war camp in Laon, France, which the American military used to house German POWs after the war. Includes photographs of performances, housing, and groups of prisoners. The album was compiled, described, and given by an unknown POW to Guy Branch, a member of the American occupying forces who staffed the camp. The POW may have been Hans Scheffler; the collection also contains a letter with his prisoner number which matches the prisoner number and photograph on the interior of the album. Also includes a handmade wooden box, which originally held the photograph album, loose duplicate photographs, a letter from Hans Scheffler, and a mimeographed news bulletin distributed to soldiers.