Overview
- Description
- Contains a photograph album owned by U.S. military serviceman J.S. ("Jim") Willis, possibly captioned by his wife Sally A. Willis. Includes wartime photographs of England, immediate postwar photographs of Bergen Belsen, Buchenwald, Dachau and Gardelegen, and postwar military activities.
- Date
-
creation:
circa 1943-after 1946
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of USS LST Ship Memorial.
- Collection Creator
- J. E. Willis
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 oversize box
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
- Gardelegen (Germany)
- Corporate Name
- Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Original owner of the album was U.S. military serviceman J.S. ("Jim") Willis. Captions may have been created by his wife, Sally A. Willis. The album was dropped off at the USS LST Ship Memorial with no contact information, Their staff member, Jenifer Walsh, offered it to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:33:46
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn606771
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