Liberation photographs of Dachau and other camps

Identifier
irn519187
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.010
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn519187

Extent and Medium

folder

oversize folder

1

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

According to the 1986 Still Photo Transcription Form found with the photographs and negatives, the materials were taken from the National Archives, G-2 (Army intelligence) Library, "P" file.

Scope and Content

Consists of positive photographs and negatives depicting scenes of Dachau and what seems to be various other concentration camps soon after liberation. The photos focus on the camp prisoners and the crematoria.

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.