Photographs of concentration camp victim burials at Ludwigslust, Germany

Identifier
irn505919
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1990.73
  • RG-04.061
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn505919

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • William Crawley

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by William Crawley in 1990.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of six photographs depicting the burial of the victims of the Wöbbelin subcamp of Neuengamme concentration camp by German civilians in nearby Ludwigslust, Germany. The photographs were taken by William Crawley in May 1945 after liberation and annotated on the verso.

System of Arrangement

The collection is arranged as a single series.

People

  • Crawley, William.

Corporate Bodies

  • Wöbbelin (Concentration camp)

Subjects

  • Ludwigslust (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)
  • Concentration camp inmates--Germany--Ludwigslust.
  • Mass burials--Germany.

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.