Dr. Henry P. Limbacher photograph collection
Extent and Medium
folder
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Creator(s)
- Henry P. Limbacher
Biographical History
Dr. Limbacher was head of the medical unit at Nordhausen camp following liberation. He was also head of the M.A.S.H. unit under General Patton.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Dr. Henry P. Limbacher
Collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Darrell W. Pepper on behalf of the Estate of Dr. Henry P. Limbacher.
Scope and Content
Collection of seven black and white photographs, mounted on an album page with typed captions, documenting the liberation of the Nordhausen concentration camp. The photos were taken by Major Henry P. Limbacher, MD, who headed the medical unit at the camp following liberation, and was head of a MASH unit under General Patton.
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
Genre
- Document
- Photographs.