Overview
- Description
- Contains 49 photographs of the Dachau concentration camp in Germany taken immediately following the camp's liberation on April 29, 1945 by American forces. Includes images of American troops in action in Germany and Austria, moving through bombed and destroyed communities and bridges, downed airplanes, and tanks. Also includes a photograph of Bob Hope and Frances Langford and some Nazi propaganda photos.
- Date
-
creation:
circa 1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Dorothy Stone.
- Collection Creator
- J.D. Neighbors
- Biography
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J.D. Neighbors.(1915-1997) was married to Rema Jo Huddleston Neighbors (1924-1997) and lived in Arkansas. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II and sent photographs home to his wife.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folders
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
- Aachen (Germany) Nuremberg (Germany)
- Corporate Name
- Dachau (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Dorothy Stone donated the J.D. Neighbors photograph collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:43:22
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn85338
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