Houston Deford photographs
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Creator(s)
- Houston Deford
Biographical History
Houston "Dee" Deford was a member of the 104th Infantry Division and participated in the liberation of the Dora-Mittelbau concentration camp.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Houston Deford
Houston Deford donated these photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 with the assistance of his son, Scott Clearman.
Scope and Content
Consists of six photographs taken by Houston "Dee" Deford, a member of the 104th Infantry Division, after the liberation of the Nordhausen concentration camp The photographs depict the preparation of corpses for burial. Includes handwritten description on the verso, giving the date of the photographs as "April 1, 1945" [likely May 1, 1945].
People
- Deford, Houston.
Corporate Bodies
- Dora (Concentration camp)
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 104th
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
Genre
- Photographs.
- Document
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