Overview
- Description
- Consists of photographs taken after the liberation of the Ohrdruf concentration camp. The photographs, which were taken by Dr. Thomas R. Fister, a member of the US Army Medical Corps, depict corpses and the landscape of the camp. Also includes a CD of digital images of the same.
- Date
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creation:
1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the daughters of Major Thomas R. Fister
- Collection Creator
- Thomas R. Fister
- Biography
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Dr. Thomas R. Fister was a member of the United States Medical Corps, with the 314th medical battalion, 89th Infantry. His battalion provided medical treatment to the newly-liberated prisoners of Ohrdruf.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 CD.
- 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
- Personal Name
- Fister, Thomas R.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The daughters of Major Thomas R. Fister donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 17:33:33
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn84612
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- In Copyright - Use Permitted
- Terms of Use
- This record is not digitized and cannot be downloaded online.
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