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Black Rolleiflex camera with Zeiss lens

Object | Accession Number: 2002.428.2
2002.428.2 front Black Rolleiflex camera with Zeiss lens Click to enlarge

The camera was obtained by Dr. James Mahoney, a member of the 120th Evac Hospital during the liberation of Buchenwald.

Classification
Audiovisual and Photographic Materials
Category
Cameras
Object Type
Rolleiflex camera (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Tracy Mahoney

About This Object

Dimensions
Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 5.310 inches (13.487 cm) | Depth: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm)
Materials
: plastic
: metal
: glass

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The camera was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Tracy Mahoney.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2020-06-30 09:26:23
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Also in James H. Mahoney collection

Consists of a collection of photographs taken at the Buchenwald concentration camp immediately after the liberation of the camp, as well as a Rolleiflex camera discovered at the camp. Dr. James Mahoney, a member of the 120th Evacuation Hospital, took the photographs of the liberation and brought the camera home with him.

James H. Mahoney photograph collection

Document

Collection of 27 photographs of images of Buchenwald concentration camp immediately after its liberation.

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