William Rocha photograph collection

Identifier
irn538286
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.171.1
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn538286

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Monica Rocha-Smith

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Monica Rocha-Smith, granddaughter of William Rocha.

Scope and Content

Contains a photograph of William Rocha (donor's grandfather) with the U.S. Army 285th Battalion, seated on top of stone monument in the Buchenwald concentration camp near Weimar, Germany following liberation; also includes two copy prints (one a portrait) of William Rocha while in service.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

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

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.