Overview
- Description
- Consists of photographs and glass slides of images taken by Dr. John Karabin, a member of the United States Army attached to the 91st/93rd Evacuation Hospital who participated in the liberation of Dachau. The images depict the Dachau hospital, corpses, the Dachau death train, and the area surrounding the camp.
- Date
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inclusive:
1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jan Rutledge
- Collection Creator
- John E. Karabin
- Biography
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Major John E. Karabin, MD served as an army surgeon during WWII. His served in the 93rd and possibly 91st evacuation hospitals in campaigns in Africa, Italy and France and participated in the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Slides.
- Extent
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10 slides.
- 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
- Topical Term
- Dachau (Concentration camp)--Photographs. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Dachau.
- Personal Name
- Karabin, John Edward.
- Corporate Name
- United States. Army. Evacuation Hospital, 91st
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Jan Rutledge donated her father's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 16:53:56
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn85891
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