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Lt. Preston Amble Reed photographs

Document | Accession Number: 2013.426.1

Consists of photographs and photographic negatives taken at the liberation of the Langenstein concentration camp by Lieutenant Preston A. Reed in April 1945. Reed was a trained professional photographer in Minneapolis who, during the war, served with the 168th Signal Corps in the Ninth Army. Also includes a copy of Reed's shot sheet, the original photograph sleeve, and a copy of a photograph which was taken by an unknown photographer at the Holzen concentration camp.

Date
inclusive:  1945-1945
Language
English
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Extent
2 folders
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Roger Reed

About This Document

Document Creator
Preston A. Reed
Biography
Lt. Preston Amble Reed (1913-1977) was a professional photographer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He worked for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune when he was drafted in December 1942. He served in the 168th Signal Photo Company, Second Signal Battalion, Ninth Army, and served in Europe in 1945. In the summer of 1945, he was shipped to Manila in the Phillippines, where he finished his military service. Upon returning to Minneapolis, he worked as a commercial photographer for a few years before taking a job with Sylvania Electric Company in Cleveland, Ohio. He spent the last years of his life in Franklin, Michigan, passing away in 1977.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Roger Reed donated his father's photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013.

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 17:51:14
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