Merrill B. Remick photograph collection

Identifier
irn7351
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1993.2.1.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn7351

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Merrill B. Remick

Biographical History

Merill Remick was a medic in the 261st Infantry Regiment, 65th Infantry Division, during World War II.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Richard Karon

Created by Merrill B. Remick (member of donor's military unit), April 1945, Ohrdruf concentration camp. Given to Richard Karon by Merrill B. Remick. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Richard Karon.

Scope and Content

Contains eight photographs taken at the Ohrdruf Concentration Camp on April 13, 1945, after its liberation by American forces. Each photograph is inscribed with a description on verso, in ink. Photographs are attached to cardboard with adhesive. Photographs taken by Merrill B. Remick, a member of the 261st Infantry Regiment, 65th Infantry Division.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.

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.