Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of photographs and a photograph album documenting the Ohrdruf concentration camp after liberation by the United States Army in April 1945. The photographs depict corpses awaiting burial, civilians digging graves, Allied soldiers, and trains with Russian armaments. All photographs were taken by James Sayers, a member of the Allied forces who helped liberate the camp. The photos have been removed from the album.
- Date
-
creation:
1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Dorothy R. Sayers
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
-
1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The 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
- Geographic Name
- Ohrdruf (Germany)
- Personal Name
- Sayers, James.
- Corporate Name
- Ohrdruf (Concentration camp) United States. Army
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2006 by Dorothy R. Sayers.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 18:04:25
- This page:
- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn518288
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- Terms of Use
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