Overview
- Description
- One gelatin silver copyprint of a photograph of Anton Wohlfahrt (d. 1974) and Ernst Reiter (b. 1915), both Jehovah's Witnesses, taken in June 1945, shortly after their time in Flossenbürg concentration camp and their liberation from a death march by American troops. Ernst Reiter, on the right, wears his prisoner number badge (1935) on the pocket of his jacket.
- Date
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1945 June
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
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- Conditions on Access
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- Conditions on Use
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Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Ernst Reiter donated the copyprint of the photograph to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 via Robert Buckley; however, he did not sign the deed of gift until 1996. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the copyprint by transfer in 1995.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:02:23
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Also in Ernst Reiter collection
Contains materials documenting the experiences of Ernst Reiter during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Ernst Reiter memoir
Document
Ernst Reiter memoir, five pages, describing his persecution as a Jehovah's Witness and his time in Flossenbürg concentration camp.
