Overview
- Description
- Consists of 35 negatives, eleven photoprints, and twenty copyprints of the Buchenwald concentration camp at liberation. Also contains a memoir entitled "It Happened in Germany," 21 pages, by Howard Cwick, a sergeant in the Third United States Army. Mr. Cwick participated in the liberation of Buchenwald and describes his experiences as a Jewish soldier on liberation day.
- Date
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inclusive:
1945-2005
- Collection Creator
- Howard Cwick
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Film negatives. Personal Narratives.
- Extent
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6 folders
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.
- Copyright Holder
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- This collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Howard Cwick in 1989,1990,1996, and 2006.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-28 12:52:46
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515766
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