Photograph of prisoners standing next to corpses in a cart

Identifier
irn521690
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.44.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn521690

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Elvira Showstark

The photograph was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Elvira Showstark. She donated two additional copies in 2012.

Scope and Content

The photograph depicts concentration camp prisoners wearing striped prisoner uniforms standing next to a cart bearing corpses. The donor's husband was an American soldier and caried the photograph in his wallet until his death. Two additional copies of the photograph are included.

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
  • Dead persons--1940-1950.
  • Carts & wagons--1940-1950.
  • Prisoners--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.