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George E. Rothlisberg collection

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    Description
    Photographs taken shortly after the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp in April 1945 by United States Army Signal Corps photographer George E. Rothlisberg. Also includes a small amount of photographs taken after the liberation of Bergen-Belsen and Dachau, including German prisoners-of-war.
    Date
    creation:  1945
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eric Schreier and Barbara Rothlisberg
    Collection Creator
    George E. Rothlisberg
    Biography
    George Edward Rothlisberg (1916-1970) was born in Merrill, Wisconsin to George (1861-1934) and Clara (née Boettcher, 1880-1956) Rothlisberg. He had four sister: Priscilla, Georgiana, Ellouise, and Deborah, and one brother, John. During World War II he was a Signal Corps photographer and documented the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp. He married Julia Doyle (1914-1996) in 1945 and had a career as a photographer.

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Extent
    2 folders
    1 oversize folder
    System of Arrangement
    The collection is arranged as three folders:
    1 of 2. Buchenwald, 1945
    1 of 2. Bergen-Belsen and Dachau, 1945
    OS 1. Negatives

    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.

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    Administrative Notes

    Legal Status
    Permanent Collection
    Provenance
    Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Dr. Eric Schreier. He received this collection in 1999 from Barbara A. Rothlisberg, niece of George E. Rothlisberg.
    Record last modified:
    2023-08-25 17:41:05
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