Peter Schmit photograph collection

Identifier
irn46318
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2012.87.1
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn46318

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jamie Blei

Jamie Blei donated her grandfather's photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012.

Scope and Content

Consists of 20 photographs from the collection of Peter Schmit, who was a member of the United States Army during World War II. Includes photographs taken after the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp and photos of the destruction in Germany. Some of the photos include captions.

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.