Photograph of Dachau shoes

Identifier
irn517351
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.446
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn517351

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Dana Upton donated this photograph, taken by his stepfather, to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Jun. 3, 2005.

Scope and Content

Consists of one photograph of large piles of the shoes of victims who perished in the Dachau concentration camp. The photograph was taken by United States Army Aircorps member George Donaldson in May 1945.

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.