Dachau liberation photographs

Identifier
irn38055
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2009.270
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1946
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn38055

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of an Anonymous Donor

These copy prints were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Feb. 5, 2009 by an anonymous donor.

Scope and Content

Consists of six small copy prints depicting the liberation of Dachau. The images, which are fuzzy and were mass produced, are labeled on the verso "Dachau, Germany, '45-'46." The photographs were taken in April 1945.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.