Joseph Pavia photograph collection

Identifier
irn538736
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.286.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn538736

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Joseph L. Pavia

Biographical History

Joseph L. Pavia (1911-1994) was born September 10, 1911. He married Dorothea Jeanne Hornbake (1918-2013), and the couple had three children: Cathy, Hal, and Daniel. He served with the 12th Armored Division during World War II.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the family of Lt. Joseph L. Pavia.

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Hal Pavia, son of Joseph Pavia, in May 2016.

Scope and Content

Photographs of the Landsberg concentration camp immediately after liberation, from the donor's father, Lt. Joseph Pavia, who served in the12th Armored Division.

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.