John R. Rice collection

Identifier
irn518704
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.17
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn518704

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Winnie E. Amos

Winnie E. (Tawnee) Amos, with the assistance of Mr. Michael J. Breen, donated her father's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Jan. 23, 2007.

Scope and Content

Consists of nine photographs taken by John R. Rice, a member of the 40th Engineer Combat Regiment, in the Dachau concentration camp in 1945. Includes photographs of mass burials and of soldiers standing near buildings in the camp.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

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

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.