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Photograph album of German-occupied Poland

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2017.481.1

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Overview

Description: Consists of a photograph album depicting German-occupied Poland, primarily Warsaw. The album was likely compiled and captioned by Jakob Lechner, an Austrian SS Hauptsturmführer who served as a Kriminal-Kommissar in Warsaw. While many photographs are attributed to propaganda photographer Mieczysław Bil-Bilażewski, personal snapshots are included. The album features events celebrating German occupiers, the reception of the Japanese delegation at Malkinia, and propaganda photography of the Warsaw ghetto. Among the figures depicted are Governor-General Hans Frank, Governor of Krakow Otto Wächter, and Higher SS and Police Leader Friedrich Wilhelm Krüger. The collection also contains loose photographs of the exterior and interior of the West End Synagogue in Frankfurt, Germany.
Date: inclusive: 1941
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Alexander Asch

Physical Details

Language: German
Genre/Form: Photograph albums. Photographs.
Extent: 1 box
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

Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Warsaw. World War, 1939-1945--Occupied territories. World War, 1939-1945--Collaborationists--Poland. Warsaw Ghetto (Warsaw, Poland) Parades & processions--1930-1940.
Geographic Name: Warsaw (Poland)
Personal Name: Frank, Hans, 1900-1946. Wächter, Otto, 1901- Krüger, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1894-1945.
Corporate Name: Nazi Party

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Dr. Alexander Asch in 2017.

Record last modified:: 2023-06-01 09:23:42
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