Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of two photographs depicting the corpses of prisoners at the time of liberation in Ohrdruf and Buchenwald concentration camps and a photograph of nine American soldiers after Passover services in Kirchheim am Ries, Germany. Captions are in English on the verso.
- Date
-
creation:
1945
- Collection Creator
- Arthur A. Ruden
- Biography
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Arthur Ruden was in the 4th Armored Division of the United States Army that liberated Ohrdruf and Buchenwald concentration camps
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- This 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
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany. Passover. Dead persons--Germany--1940-1950. Prisoners--Germany--1940-1950. Mass burials--Germany--1940-1950. Soldiers--American--Germany--Kirchheim am Ries--1940-1950.
- Personal Name
- Ruden, Arthur.
- Corporate Name
- Ohrdruf (Concentration camp) Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The photographs were taken by Arthur Ruden in 1945. The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Arthur Ruden in 1993.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:12:55
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Also in Arthur Ruden collection
Contains photographs documenting the scenes at various concentration camps shortly after liberation in 1945. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Arthur Ruden photographs
Document
The collection consists of three photographs taken at the time of liberation at Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. One of the photographs depicts American Generals Eisenhower, Patton, and Walker at Buchenwald. Captions in English on the verso.
