Cpl. Joseph C. Dumps photograph

Identifier
irn34200
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2008.44.1
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Margaret M. Ellis

Sent by Cpl Dumps (donor's father) to his wife living in Baltimore, Maryland, 1945. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Margaret M. Ellis.

Scope and Content

Contains a photographic print, black-and-white image of two men speaking to group of American soldiers; inscribed in verso by Cpl. Joseph C. Dumps (donor’s father) that “These men were just telling us of the large ovens in the prison camp Dachau. In these ovens over 3000 people were burned to death.” The soldiers are with the 6th Air Disarmament Group,9th Air Force; Ebermanstadt, Germany; in English; 1945; sent by Cpl Dumps to his wife living in Baltimore, Maryland.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Ms. Margaret M. Ellis

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