Robert Weinel photograph
Extent and Medium
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Robert Weinel, II
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by Robert Weinel II, son of Robert Weinel.
Scope and Content
Photographic print: black and white image of sign reading, “This Area is being retained as a shrine to the 238,000 individuals who were cremated here / Please don’t destroy.” With urns and cross hanging on the wall behind it; inscription on verso: “Dachau / April 1946.” Brought home from WWII by Cpl Robert Weinel (donor’s father) who was stationed with the US Army in Germany during this time.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Mr. Robert Weinel II
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
Genre
- Photograph.
- Document
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