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Allen Spears photograph collection

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2019.328.1

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Overview

Description: Consists of three photographs depicting scenes of Ebensee concentration camp following liberation. The photographs are associated with the military service of Allen Spears of the 206th Engineer Combat Battalion. Original inscriptions are included on the reverse of the three photographs.
Date: creation: 1945
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Matthew Spears
Collection Creator: Allen Spears
Biography: Allen Spears was a member of the 206th Engineer Combat Battalion. He was present at the liberation of the Ebensee concentration camp in May 1945.

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: Photographs.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The Allen Spears photograph collection is arranged as a single series.

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.
Copyright Holder: Mr. Matthew Spears

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Austria--Ebensee. Concentration camp inmates. Holocaust victims. Soldiers--United States. United States. Army. World War, 1939-1945. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
Geographic Name: Ebensee (Austria) Austria.
Corporate Name: Ebensee (Concentration camp)

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 Matthew Spears, the grandson of Allen Spears.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Record last modified:: 2024-04-01 11:42:28
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