Frank P. Herold photograph collection

Identifier
irn523579
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.241.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn523579

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Frank P. Herold

Biographical History

Frank P. Herold (circa 1909-1990) was married to Eleanor Kirch Herold and had two children: John and Patricia. He enlisted in the United States Army in January 1944 and served in World War II.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Patricia McKinley

Patricia A. McKinley donated them to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of 21 photographs taken in Bergen-Belsen and Ohrdruf concentration camps immediately following liberation in April 1945.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Mass burials--Germany--1940-1950.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany.
  • Prisoners--Germany--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.