Dr. Henry P. Limbacher photograph collection

Identifier
irn161327
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.414.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn161327

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Henry P. Limbacher

Biographical History

Dr. Limbacher was head of the medical unit at Nordhausen camp following liberation. He was also head of the M.A.S.H. unit under General Patton.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Dr. Henry P. Limbacher

Collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Darrell W. Pepper on behalf of the Estate of Dr. Henry P. Limbacher.

Scope and Content

Collection of seven black and white photographs, mounted on an album page with typed captions, documenting the liberation of the Nordhausen concentration camp. The photos were taken by Major Henry P. Limbacher, MD, who headed the medical unit at the camp following liberation, and was head of a MASH unit under General Patton.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.

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.

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