Overview
- Description
- Contains three photographic prints documenting corpses in one of the open railcars of the Dachau death train, taken immediately following liberation; handwritten caption written on verso of one print; dated April-May 1945. Includes a photographic print of large field of corpses; caption on verso identifies the bodies as those of American soldiers killed during the Battle of Bulge in the Ardennes in Belgium; dated 1945. These photos were sent home by US Army medic Bernard Solonche (donor’s brother), who served with the 45th Infantry Division during WWII
- Date
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inclusive:
1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Barbara Solonche Lustbader
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- 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
- Corporate Name
- Dachau (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Barbara Solonche Lustbader.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-07-05 13:40:02
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn49668
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