Nordhausen liberation photographs

Identifier
irn517626
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.475
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Janet Kitzinger donated these photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Sept. 30, 2005. Her father was given these photographs by an unknown liberator. Mrs. Kitzinger makes this donation in honor of her father, Ernest R. Saunier, a member of the 11th Armored Replacement Battalion during World War II.

Scope and Content

Consists of seven photographs taken after the liberation of the Nordhausen concentration camp. Includes photographs of corpses as well as survivors.

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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.