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Eugene Mielcarek photographs

Document | Accession Number: 2014.92.1

Consists of one folder of photographs from the collection of Eugene Mielcarek, a Polish-American member of the United States Army during World War II. The photographs, the majority of which Mielcarek did not take himself, depict the Buchenwald concentration camp after liberation, destruction in Germany, the collection of displaced persons in Eisenach, Germany, and a hanging of three Polish citizens, dated July 1945. Includes Mielcarek's typed and handwritten commentary on the versos.

Date
inclusive:  1945
Language
English
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eugene Mielcarek's wife, Jeanne, and his children, Timothy and Linnea

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Linnea Mielcarek donated her father's photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013.
Related Materials
Additional Accession Number: 2021.154

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2023-02-24 13:42:00
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