Russell Blixt collection

Identifier
irn610211
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.445.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn610211

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Russell G. Blixt.

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Russell G. Blixt.

Scope and Content

Contains a photograph of the Buchenwald concentration camp taken soon after liberation. The image depicts cart of deceased bodies stacked and people standing in the background, one wearing concentration camp uniform and the rest appear in civilian clothing. Includes an envelope pre-printed "censored photographs" and addressed to "Capt. Russel [sic] G. Blixt-0373750/705th.TD.Bn..."

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.