Arthur Ruden photographs
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Creator(s)
- Arthur A. Ruden
Biographical History
Arthur Ruden was in the 4th Armored Division of the United States Army that liberated Ohrdruf and Buchenwald concentration camps
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
The photographs were taken by Arthur Ruden in 1945. The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Arthur Ruden in 1993.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of two photographs depicting the corpses of prisoners at the time of liberation in Ohrdruf and Buchenwald concentration camps and a photograph of nine American soldiers after Passover services in Kirchheim am Ries, Germany. Captions are in English on the verso.
System of Arrangement
This collection is arranged as a single series.
People
- Arthur A. Ruden
- Ruden, Arthur.
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- Mass burials--Germany--1940-1950.
- Soldiers--American--Germany--Kirchheim am Ries--1940-1950.
- Dead persons--Germany--1940-1950.
- Prisoners--Germany--1940-1950.
- Passover.
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany.
Genre
- Document
- Photographs.
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.