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Irvin Wittwer photographs

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 1989.13.1 | RG Number: RG-10.309

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Overview

Description: The collection consists of photographs depicting the Mauthausen concentration camp after liberation by the United States Army, as well as scenes from Gallneukirchen, Austria, Rodach, Germany, Bayreuth, Germany, and Cham, Germany.
Date: inclusive: 1945 April-1945 May
Collection Creator: Irvin Wittwer
Biography: Irvin Wittwer was a soldier with the 11th Armored Division of the United States Army during World War II. The 11th Armored Division were among the first American troops to arrive at Mauthausen after its liberation in May 1945.

Physical Details

Language: English
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.
Copyright Holder: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Austria--Mauthausen. Military police--American--Austria--1940-1950. Prisoners of war--German--Austria--1940-1950. Mass burials--Austria--Mauthausen--1940-1950. Dead persons--Austria--Mauthausen--1940-1950.
Geographic Name: Gallneukirchen (Austria) Rodach (Germany) Bayreuth (Germany) Cham (Germany)
Personal Name: Wittwer, Irvin.
Corporate Name: Mauthausen (Concentration camp) United States. Army

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The photographs were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Irvin Wittwer in 1989.

Record last modified:: 2023-08-25 18:01:53
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