Lt. Col. George R. Snyder collection

Identifier: irn611798
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 and 2018 by James L. Snyder.

Scope and Content

The collection primarily consists of postwar photographs taken between 1945 and 1947 by Lt. Col. George R. Snyder documenting the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp, Landsberg prison, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Subjects include the Camp New Orleans, German and Polish POWs, refugees, landscapes, and destroyed buildings and towns. Also included is his passport and letters from George to his mother Louise Snyder, his son James, and his wife. The collection also includes a map of Munich.

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Map of Munich
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn611745
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 23.500 inches (59.69 cm) | Width: 31.500 inches (80.01 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Color map of Munich.
Lt. Col. George R. Snyder papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn628228
- English
- 1944-1947
- box 1
- Updated 9 months ago
The collection primarily consists of postwar photographs taken between 1945 and 1947 by Lt. Col. George R. Snyder documenting the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp, Landsberg prison, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Subjects include the Camp New Orleans, German and Polish POWs, refugees, landscapes, and destroyed buildings and towns. Also included is his passport and letters from George to his mother Louise Snyder, his son James, and his wife.

Lt. Col. George R. Snyder collection

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Map of Munich

Lt. Col. George R. Snyder papers