Overview
- Description
- Consists of six photographs of corpses taken after the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp. The photographs, one of which depicts a victim with a detached prosthetic leg, are described on the verso. Also includes a letter dated 29 June 1945 from an American soldier to his family enclosing the Dachau photographs. The American soldier, unnamed, is depicted in the seventh photograph.
- Date
-
inclusive:
1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of an Anonymous Donor
- Collection Creator
- Anonymous
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Letter.
- Extent
-
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
- Corporate Name
- Dachau (concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- An anonymous donor sent this photographs and letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:44:05
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn94993
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