Eugene Mielcarek photographs
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Overview
- Description
- 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
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inclusive:
1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eugene Mielcarek's wife, Jeanne, and his children, Timothy and Linnea
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
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
- Eisenach (Germany)
- Personal Name
- Mielcarek, Eugene.
- Corporate Name
- Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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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.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:42:00
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn74238
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