Arthur Ruden photographs

Document | Accession Number: 1993.161

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
Language: English
Genre/Form: Photographs.
Extent: 1 folder

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Document Creator: Arthur A. Ruden
Biography: Arthur Ruden was in the 4th Armored Division of the United States Army that liberated Ohrdruf and Buchenwald concentration camps
System of Arrangement: This collection is arranged as a single series.
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)
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.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
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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.