Overview
- Description
- Consists of six photographs taken by Houston "Dee" Deford, a member of the 104th Infantry Division, after the liberation of the Nordhausen concentration camp The photographs depict the preparation of corpses for burial. Includes handwritten description on the verso, giving the date of the photographs as "April 1, 1945" [likely May 1, 1945].
- Date
-
creation:
1945 May 01
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Houston Deford
- Collection Creator
- Houston Deford
- Biography
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Houston "Dee" Deford was a member of the 104th Infantry Division and participated in the liberation of the Dora-Mittelbau concentration camp.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
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
- Personal Name
- Deford, Houston.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Houston Deford donated these photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 with the assistance of his son, Scott Clearman.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 17:05:46
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn62868
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