Allen Spears photograph collection

Identifier
irn677229
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2019.328.1
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

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

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.