Overview
- Description
- Photographic prints: black and white images taken in the Buchenwald concentration camp after liberation. Depicted are the remains of victims, the crematoria ovens, the monument erected in the camp, groups of survivors, a child survivor with adults, American soldiers, a German officer in custody, and general camp scenes. On verso: all photos incorrectly dated as “1944” & captions inscribed in English by SFC Huey M. Barber (donor’s maternal uncle) who served as a medic with the US Army during WWII, retiring from active military service in 1962. Envelope of souvenir photos: set of 24 black and white images depicting scenes and locations around Hamburg. The Nazi swastika and flag is visible in some of the photos, and photo #22 is an image of the MS St. Louis in the Hamburg harbor.
- Date
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circa 1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Dianne R. Edwards
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Corporate Name
- Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
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 2020 by Dianne R. Edwards, niece of Huey M. Barber.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-03-14 08:50:30
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn716045
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