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Louis Drucker collection, 1945

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 1997.A.0293

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Overview

Description: The collection consists of photographs taken by American Soldier Louis Drucker at the Wöbbelin concentration camp, Gardelegen, and Reims, France. Includes depictions of survivors, bodies, graves, German prisoners of war, and American and Soviet soldiers. Many of the photographs are annotated by Drucker on verso.
Date: creation: 1945
Collection Creator: Louis Drucker
Biography: Louis Drucker served as a dental officer and grave registrar with the 67th Field Hospital at Wöbbelin concentration camp.

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: Photographs.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The collection is arranged as a single series.

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

Topical Term: Hospitals--Germany--Wöbbelin. Prisoners of war. Holocaust survivors.
Geographic Name: Ludwigslust (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany) Gardelegen (Germany) Reims (France)
Corporate Name: Wöbbelin (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives by Louis Drucker in September 1997.

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