Milton Zimmerman photograph collection
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Creator(s)
- Milton Zimmerman
Biographical History
Milton Zimmerman (1919-1948) was born November 8, 1919 in Louisville, KY to David and Esther Zimmerman. He enlisted in the US Army in April 1941 and served with the medical detachment of the 283rd Field Artillery Battalion. He was married to Jean Waldman, and the couple had daughter Dana. Zimmerman was shot and killed on December 23, 1948 in Kentucky.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Harry and Dana Sonnheim.
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Dana and Harry Sonnheim, daughter and son-in-law of Milton Zimmerman.
Scope and Content
Consists of seven original photographs depicting Dachau at liberation, including the so-called "Death Train," with original inscriptions on the verso. The photographs were acquired by Milton Zimmermann (1921-1948) of Louisville, KY, while serving with the medical detachment of the 283rd Field Artillery Battalion. The collection also includes a copy of a portrait depicting Milton Zimmerman in uniform with his wife Jean.
System of Arrangement
Arranged as a single series.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Mrs. Dana Sonnheim
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
Genre
- Photographs.
- Document