Thomas Shepherd photograph collection

Identifier
irn516555
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1996.97
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516555

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The photographs were created by James Shephard donor's uncle. Thomas Shepherd donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of five photographs taken of prisoners and corpses at Dachau concentration camp shortly after liberation.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany--Dachau.
  • Dead persons--Germany--Dachau--1940-1950.
  • Soldiers--American--Germany--Dachau--1940-1950.
  • Prisoners--Germany--Dachau--1940-1950.

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.