Dachau photograph

Identifier
irn36313
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2008.294.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn36313

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Susan Pieper

Susan Pieper donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on July 22, 2008.

Scope and Content

Consists of one photograph of a pile of corpses, captioned "This was taken at Dachow [sic] concentration camp right after we took it from the Germans. This was the last part of April, 45." Also includes one envelope with the photographic negative.

Subjects

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

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.