Richard T. Breidenbach photographs

Identifier

irn517353

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

2005.401

Dates

1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945

Level of Description

Item

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn517353

Extent and Medium

folder

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Richard Zucco donated these photographs, taken by his uncle, to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Aug. 1, 2005.

Scope and Content

Consists of 36 photographs, taken upon the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp, by Captain Richard T. Breidenbach. Includes photographs of the Dachau grounds, of survivors, of victims, and of the railcars.

Corporate Bodies

Dachau (concentration camp)

Subjects

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

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.