Photograph of corpses at a concentration camp after liberation

Identifier
irn516668
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1998.8
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516668

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Dolly M. Starnes. In memory of Leroy I. Adams Sr.

The photograph was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Dolly Starnes in 1998 Created by unknown photographer, September 1945. Acquired by Dolly Starnes after the death of her father, September 1996.

Scope and Content

The photograph depicts corpses laying on the ground at a concentration camp at the time of liberation.

Subjects

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