Carl Nelson collection
Extent and Medium
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Linda Nelson Powell
Linda Nelson Powell donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in March 2012.
Scope and Content
Consists of photographs collected by Private Carl Nelson, Jr., a member of the United States military during World War II and who participated in the liberation of an unknown concentration camp. The photographs depict various concentration camps after liberation, as well as photographs of United States military personnel. Also includes a copy of a certificate honoring Carl Nelson's service and a copy of his discharge papers.
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
Genre
- Document
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