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John E. Meyer photographs

Document | Accession Number: 2013.325.1

Consists of seven photographs taken of piles of corpses at the Dachau concentration camp, as well as a photograph of the Dachau death train with the rail car door marked "Off Limits." Includes a note written by John E. Meyer, a member of the 45th Ordnance Company, which reads "Pictures taken in Dachau concentration camp."

Date
inclusive:  1945 April-1945 April
Language
English
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Arlene Werts

About This Document

Document Creator
John E. Meyer
Biography
John E. Meyer was born on May 14, 1919 in Elmore, Ohio. He served in the 45th Ordnance Company as a member of the Fifth Army, Seventh Division of the United States Military. As a member of the 45th, he participated in the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Arlene Werts donated her father's photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013.

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2021-11-10 13:03:38
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