Marshall W. Minard photographs

Identifier
irn615636
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2018.374.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Marshall Walker Minard (1913-1988) was born in Louisiana and served in the US Army during World War II. As a member of the 182nd Field Artillery Battalion, he landed on Utah Beach in Normandy in July 1944, crossed the Rhine in March 1945, and reached Munich in April.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Harry H. Minard

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Harry Minard, son of Marshall Minard.

Scope and Content

The Marshall W. Minard photographs consist of 14 photographic prints and postcards documenting the Buchenwald concentration camp immediately following liberation and the Dachau death train. The Buchenwald photographs are captioned “Buchenwald Stalag” on the back. The images depict survivors, victims, skin with tattoos, exterior and interior of buildings, an effigy of Hitler, and American soldiers. The Dachau photographs depict victims inside and next to the open railcars of the Dachau death train.

System of Arrangement

The collection is unarranged.

Subjects

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.