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George E. Rothlisberg collection

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2019.184.1

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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: 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: 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

Topical Term: World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation. Prisoners of war.
Geographic Name: Buchenwald (Concentration Camp)
Personal Name: Rothlisberg, George E, 1916-1970.
Corporate Name: Buchenwald (Concentration camp) Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp) Dachau (Concentration camp) United States. Army. Signal Corps

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: 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.

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