10th Anniversary of the Liberation of Hitler’s Mauthausen Camp Poster for the 10th Anniversary of the Liberation of Mauthausen.

Identifier
irn3699
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1990.305.4
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 23.250 inches (59.055 cm) | Width: 33.000 inches (83.82 cm)

Creator(s)

Archival History

The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by an Anonymous donor.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of an Anonymous Donor

Scope and Content

"10 éme ANNIVERSAIRE / camps / hitteriens / MAUTHAUSEN..."; 9 black and white images of Mauthausen prisoners from 1945 with black text on white ground; devastating photographic images of the camp and text describing these Nazi horrors. Printed and distributed by Leroy Andre of Vienna for the International Federation of Resistors.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Black and white poster commemorating the liberation of German concentration camps. There is black text against a white background in the center which is surrounded by 9 captioned photographs. The top row has 3 pictures, from left; stone steps carved into a hillside, the camp’s entrance with walls and guard tower imposed with the poster title, and rows of male prisoners standing naked outside with snow on the ground. The second row shows crowds of cheering prisoners surrounding American tanks and soldiers on liberation day, a dead body lying on the ground, and a pile of starved corpses. The bottom row depicts crowds of people at the dedication of a monument, gallows with a noose hanging from the beam, and emaciated prisoners standing and lying in their bunks in barracks. On the bottom right is the logo for FIR (International Federation of Resistance Fighters), an inverted cone with FIR on the surface and a fire burning from the base. The paper is thin and faded and the bottom edge has a vertical tear, there are 2 vertical creases running through the poster.

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.