Jacob Igra photographs

Identifier
irn514676
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.85
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn514676

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Jacob Igra donated these photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives on Nov. 11, 1994, via Bella Tovey. After repeated attempts to contact Mr. Igra or his heirs, the collection was accessioned as abandoned property on May 4, 2007.

Scope and Content

Consists of 22 photographs seemingly taken by a SD-SIPO (Sicherheitspolizei) German soldier in Sosnowiec, Poland. The photographs show German soldiers interrogating and arresting Polish citizens, and possibly include photographs of the "Wehrfaehige," people who were capable of carrying arms who were interned during and after the Polish campaign as a security measure. The photographs were found after the war by Jacob Igra in an apartment in Sosnowiec.

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.