Overview
- 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
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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
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Negatives.
- Extent
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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.
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Buchenwald (Concentration Camp)
- Personal Name
- Rothlisberg, George E, 1916-1970.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- 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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