Overview
- Description
- The photograph depicts a pile of emaciated dead bodies piled onto a truck with American soldiers and civilians standing around the truck. The photograph was taken at the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp in 1945. Caption on the verso: "Buchenwald; Jews are in cart / Sent by: Mrs. Leo M. Levens; Given by: Lt.C. Leo M. Levens 0344525 / Please print copies + distribute where it would do the most good. Thank you. Mollie Levens."
- Date
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1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mollie Levens
Physical Details
- 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
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Obtained by Lt. Col. Leo M. Levens (donor's husband), 1945, Germany. The photograph was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Mollie Levens in 1992
- Record last modified:
- 2024-03-04 15:48:19
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515651
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