Marshall W. Minard photographs
Extent and Medium
folder
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Creator(s)
- Marshall W. Minard
Biographical History
Marshall Walker Minard (1913-1988) was born in Louisiana and served in the US Army during World War II. As a member of the 182nd Field Artillery Battalion, he landed on Utah Beach in Normandy in July 1944, crossed the Rhine in March 1945, and reached Munich in April.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Harry H. Minard
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Harry Minard, son of Marshall Minard.
Scope and Content
The Marshall W. Minard photographs consist of 14 photographic prints and postcards documenting the Buchenwald concentration camp immediately following liberation and the Dachau death train. The Buchenwald photographs are captioned “Buchenwald Stalag” on the back. The images depict survivors, victims, skin with tattoos, exterior and interior of buildings, an effigy of Hitler, and American soldiers. The Dachau photographs depict victims inside and next to the open railcars of the Dachau death train.
System of Arrangement
The collection is unarranged.
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
Genre
- Photographs.
- Document