Bergen-Belsen liberation photographs

Identifier
irn516188
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.16
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516188

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Dr. Clifford Teich donated these photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Dec. 14, 2004.

Scope and Content

Consists of seven photographs taken upon the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The photographs depict corpses laid out in preparation for burial, as well as one photograph of the camp commandant, Josef Kramer.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

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

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.