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Henryk Chęciński photograph collection

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    Description
    The collection contains 45 photographs taken by amateur photographer Henryk Chęciński in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, Poland, circa 1939-1940. Subjects include bombed buildings, makeshift graves, German soldiers, Polish soldiers, German soldiers marching groups of Jewish men in the street, three hanging men in front of a crowd, and people in the street.
    Date
    inclusive:  circa 1939-1940
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Andrzej Chęciński In Memory of his Uncle Henryk Chęciński
    Collection Creator
    Henryk Chęciński
    Biography
    Henryk Chęciński (1915-1944) was an amateur photographer from Warsaw, Poland. He was arrested during a random round up around 1941-1942. He was sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp, and later transferred to the Gusen subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp where he was killed.

    Physical Details

    Language
    Polish English
    Genre/Form
    Photographs.
    Extent
    2 folders
    System of Arrangement
    The collection is arranged as two 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.

    Keywords & Subjects

    Geographic Name
    Warsaw (Poland)

    Administrative Notes

    Legal Status
    Permanent Collection
    Provenance
    The Henryk Chęciński photograph collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Andrzej Chęciński in 2016. Andrzej is the nephew of Henryk Chęciński.
    Record last modified:
    2023-02-24 14:26:07
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