Allen Spears photograph collection
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Creator(s)
- Allen Spears
Biographical History
Allen Spears was a member of the 206th Engineer Combat Battalion. He was present at the liberation of the Ebensee concentration camp in May 1945.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Matthew Spears
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Matthew Spears, the grandson of Allen Spears.
Scope and Content
Consists of three photographs depicting scenes of Ebensee concentration camp following liberation. The photographs are associated with the military service of Allen Spears of the 206th Engineer Combat Battalion. Original inscriptions are included on the reverse of the three photographs.
System of Arrangement
The Allen Spears photograph collection is arranged as a single series.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Mr. Matthew Spears
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- Concentration camp inmates.
- Holocaust victims.
- Ebensee (Austria)
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Austria--Ebensee.
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Austria.
- Soldiers--United States.
- United States. Army.
Genre
- Photographs.
- Document