Signal Corps photograph collection

Identifier
irn516727
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1997.121
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516727

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Anonymous

The collection was donated anonymously to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of 70 Signal Corps photographs of captured German prisoners of war, American troops, liberated prisoners at concentration camps, mass graves, and scenes of war damage throughout Europe. Captions in English are attached to each photograph.

People

  • Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, 1896-1985.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Concentration camps--Germany--1940-1950.
  • Prisoners of war--German--Germany--1940-1950.
  • Mass burials--Germany--1940-1950.
  • Prisoners of war--American--Germany--1940-1950.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany.
  • Soldiers--American--Europe--1940-1950.
  • Gardelegen Massacre, Gardelegen, Germany, 1945.
  • Barracks--Germany--1940-1950.
  • War damage--Germany--1940-1950.
  • Atrocities--Germany--1940-1950.
  • Prisoners--Germany--1940-1950.
  • Dead persons--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.