Stephanie Richardson photograph collection

Identifier
irn514921
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1998.166.1
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn514921

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Stephanie Richardson

The collection was gathered by Philip S. Richardson, donor's father, and was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998 by Stephanie Richardson.

Scope and Content

19 photographs taken or gathered by donor's father immediately following the Liberation of Buchenwald. The collection consists of vintage black and white copy prints of Buchenwald concentration camp after liberation by American troops.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Prisoners--Germany--1940-1950.
  • Dead persons--Germany--1940-1950.
  • Punishment devices--Germany--1940-1950.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany.
  • Crematoriums--Germany--1940-1950.
  • Barracks--Germany--1940-1950.
  • Soldiers--American--Germany--1940-1950.

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.