Dachau liberation photographs

Identifier

irn517473

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

2005.442

Dates

1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945

Level of Description

Item

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn517473

Extent and Medium

folder

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

William and Dorothy McLaughlin donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Aug. 21, 2005 via Valerie Levy, a family friend.

Scope and Content

Consists of 55 photographs taken after the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp. Includes photographs of corpses, various buildings in Dachau and photographs of survivors' post-liberation and life in the displaced persons camp.

Corporate Bodies

Dachau (concentration camp)

Subjects

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

Genre

Document
Photographs.

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.