Overview
- Brief Narrative
- The camera was obtained by Dr. James Mahoney, a member of the 120th Evac Hospital during the liberation of Buchenwald.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Tracy Mahoney
Physical Details
- Classification
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Audiovisual and Photographic Materials
- Category
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Cameras
- Object Type
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Rolleiflex camera (lcsh)
- 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
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The camera was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Tracy Mahoney.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-13 16:10:42
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn78321
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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.
Date: 1945
James H. Mahoney photograph collection
Document
Collection of 27 photographs of images of Buchenwald concentration camp immediately after its liberation.
