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Houston Deford photographs

Document | Accession Number: 2013.368.1

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
Language
English
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Houston Deford

About This Document

Document Creator
Houston Deford
Biography
Houston "Dee" Deford was a member of the 104th Infantry Division and participated in the liberation of the Dora-Mittelbau concentration camp.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

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.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2019-12-05 21:14:34
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