Richard Sheppard collection
Extent and Medium
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Daniel Robbins
Created by Richard Sheppard in 1945 and sent home to his family. Given by his wife Catherine Anne Shepard to Daniel Robbins in March 2004. Donated by Daniel Robbins to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018.
Scope and Content
Collection of photographic prints documenting the Dachau concentration camp following liberation. Images include piles of corpses of outside the crematorium and uniforms and clothing that was disinfected prior to the liberation of the camp; images were taken by US Army soldier Richard Sheppard, who sent them home in a letter, wrapped in a piece of paper labeled "Photos of / Dachau / concentration camp / Read letter before / opening." Although the letter was destroyed, the paper wrapping is included as part of this collection.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Mr. Daniel Robbins
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
Genre
- Photographs.
- Document