Overview
- Description
- Consists of nine photographs taken by Sergeant Al Elias of the United States Army after the discovery of the Gardelegen atrocity. Includes photographs (some with captions on the verso) of victims, of American military personnel, and of the burial of bodies.
- Date
-
creation:
1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sharon Crosby and Barbara Moneypenny
- Collection Creator
- Al Elias
- Biography
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Al Elias was a member of the United States Army during World War II and witnessed the aftermath of the Gardelegen atrocity.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- 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
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
- Copyright Holder
- Ms. Sharon Crosby
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Gardelegen Massacre, Gardelegen, Germany, 1945.
- Geographic Name
- Gardelegen (Germany)
- Personal Name
- Elias, Al.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Sharon Crosby and Barbara Moneypenny donated their father's photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:43:59
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn90304
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