William C. Smith photograph collection

Identifier

irn46549

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

2014.483.1

Dates

1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945

Level of Description

Item

Languages

English
English

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn46549

Extent and Medium

folder

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of William C. Smith

Acquired by William Smith while serving in Europe following WWII. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by William Smith.

Scope and Content

Collection of four photographic prints documenting victims found in the Dachau and Nordhausen concentration camps immediately following liberation; one photo captioned on verso in English; dated April-May 1945. Photographer unknown, prints were given to donor by a fellow American soldier while serving in Europe following World War II.

Subjects

World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
Nordhausen (Concentration camp)
Dachau (Concentration camp)

Genre

Document
Photographs.

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.