Huey M. Barber collection

Identifier
irn716045
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2020.287.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Dianne R. Edwards

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by Dianne R. Edwards, niece of Huey M. Barber.

Scope and Content

Photographic prints: black and white images taken in the Buchenwald concentration camp after liberation. Depicted are the remains of victims, the crematoria ovens, the monument erected in the camp, groups of survivors, a child survivor with adults, American soldiers, a German officer in custody, and general camp scenes. On verso: all photos incorrectly dated as “1944” & captions inscribed in English by SFC Huey M. Barber (donor’s maternal uncle) who served as a medic with the US Army during WWII, retiring from active military service in 1962. Envelope of souvenir photos: set of 24 black and white images depicting scenes and locations around Hamburg. The Nazi swastika and flag is visible in some of the photos, and photo #22 is an image of the MS St. Louis in the Hamburg harbor.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

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.