Dr. Thomas R. Fister photographs
Extent and Medium
folder
1
1 CD,
Creator(s)
- Thomas R. Fister
Biographical History
Dr. Thomas R. Fister was a member of the United States Medical Corps, with the 314th medical battalion, 89th Infantry. His battalion provided medical treatment to the newly-liberated prisoners of Ohrdruf.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the daughters of Major Thomas R. Fister
The daughters of Major Thomas R. Fister donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014.
Scope and Content
Consists of photographs taken after the liberation of the Ohrdruf concentration camp. The photographs, which were taken by Dr. Thomas R. Fister, a member of the US Army Medical Corps, depict corpses and the landscape of the camp. Also includes a CD of digital images of the same.
People
- Fister, Thomas R.
Corporate Bodies
- Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
- United States. Army. Medical Corps
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 89th
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
Genre
- Photographs.
- Document