Overview
- Description
- The collection primarily consists of copyprints depicting concentration camps, survivors, victims, liberators, and perpetrators collected by American World War II veteran Solomon Bogard. The bulk of the photographs were taken and released by the United States Army Signal Corps, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), and various press outlets. Many of the photographs include typed annotations on the back. Included are depictions of Bergen-Belsen, Buchenwald, Natzweiler-Struthof, Wöbbelin, Flossenbürg, and Vught. Also included are depictions of Germany’s surrender at Reims, France, and several executions of perpetrators. Other material includes Dutch food ration stamps, clippings, and a 1938 Austrian postcard regarding the German annexation of Austria (Anschluss).
- Date
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inclusive:
1938-1947
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Solomon Bogard
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Deena K. Bernstein
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jill Bogard
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 box
- System of Arrangement
- The collection is arranged as a single level hierarchy. Photographs are arranged by location.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The Museum has made reasonable efforts but is not able to determine the copyright status of some or all of the material(s) in this collection, or identify and/or locate the potential copyright owner(s). The Museum therefore places no restrictions on use of this material, but it cannot provide any information to the user about the status of the copyright(s). The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Solomon Bogard, Jill Bogard, and Deena Bernstein donated the Solomon Bogard photograph collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2006, 2007, 2012, 2018, and 2021.
The accessions numbered 2006.132, 2006.171, 2007.64, 2012.23.1, 2018.203.1, 2021.204.1 have been incorporated into this collection. - Primary Number
- 2006.132.2
- Record last modified:
- 2024-08-06 13:58:38
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn761885
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