Robert Carty photograph collection

Identifier
irn523635
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2000.298
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Robert Carty was a member of the 1st Platoon, Company A, 750th Tank Battalion, attached to the 104th Infantry Division Timberwolf Division during World War II.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Robert Carty

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Robert Carty in 2000.

Scope and Content

Consists of five photographs taken by Robert Carty in April 1945 depicting dozens of victims of Nazi atrocities laid out on the ground near row of buildings. Some of the photographs are labeled "Nordhausen" on the verso. Carty took the photographs while a member of the 1st Platoon, Company A, 750th Tank Batallion, 104th Infantry ("Timberwolf") Division, United States Army.

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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.