Overview
- Description
- Contains ten black-and-white copyprints of photographs of Nordhausen concentration camp taken by James C. Ernest, a member of Company A of the 238th Engineer Combat Battalion, shortly after liberation in April 1945. The photographs contain images of victims' bodies and burial of victims in mass graves by German citizens.
- Date
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1945
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
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- Conditions on Access
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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
- James C. Ernest took the photographs of post-liberation scenes in Nordhausen concentration camp in Apr. 1945. At the time, he served with the Company A of the 238th Engineer Combat Battalion of the U.S. Army. His donated copyprints were received by the Archives by transfer from the Collections Department in Sept. 1995.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 17:05:47
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