"There are approximately 15 men in this pile" [Gardelegen Incident]
Motzko, Edmund
Content Note: Caption written on reverse of the photograph. Additional caption text: "1116 killed in this atrocity. There are approximately 15 men in this pile. This is one of the 26 pictures that are on display at the United States Holocaust Memorial Council Oct. 26, 27, 28, 1981, Washington, D.C. This enlargement returned for release to news media." A liberator stands in the doorway of the barn looking a pile of charred corpses of prisoners who died while trying to escape from the burning barn. Numbered 17 on the reverse.
Motzko, Edmund (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 7 1/2" x 9 1/2"; Paper size: 7 7/8" x 9 7/8" bent, cracked, scratches. Reverse of photo: writing.
4 - 15 - 1945
Emory University
Encoded as part of the SAGE Digital Archive Project: A Collaborative Project between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 1997-2000.
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JPG (72 dpi); 115 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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Gardelegen (Germany)
German civilians dig graves for victims of the mass burnings at Gardelegen
Gardelegen (Concentration camp)
United States--Army--Army, 9th
United States--Army--Signal Corps
Izac, Edouard Victor Michel
Content Note: Writing on reverse: "Plain wooden crosses are stacked on the ground while German civilians dig graves for victims of the mass burnings at the Gardelegen Camp on the Elbe River. The civilians are guarded by the troops of the Ninth U. S. Army." They are in an open field with a town (?) visible in the background. Numbered 12 on the reverse.
Izac, Edouard Victor Michel (Donor)
United States--Army--Signal Corps (Photographer)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 4 1/2" x 6 1/2"; Paper size: 5" x 7" bent, stained, scratches, worn edges, damage on negative. Reverse of photo: 2 paper labels, writing.
1 - 1 - 1945
Emory University
Encoded as part of the SAGE Digital Archive Project: A Collaborative Project between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 1997-2000.
Funding for the SAGE Digital Archive Project was provided by a local foundation.
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JPG (72 dpi); 59 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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German civilians go to bury victims, supervised by the Ninth Army [Gardelegen]
Gardelegen (Concentration camp)
United States--Army--Army, 9th
Izac, Edouard Victor Michel
Content Note: Writing on reverse: "The victims were tossed into mass grave; the civilians dug individual graves and reburied each victim." German citizens carrying shovels walk down a dirt road escorted by troops from the Ninth Army. Town buildings are visible in the background. Numbered 11 on the reverse.
Izac, Edouard Victor Michel (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 4 7/16" x 6 1/2"; Paper size: 5" x 7 1/8" bent, scratches, worn edges. Reverse of photo: paper label, writing.
1 - 1 - 1945
Emory University
Encoded as part of the SAGE Digital Archive Project: A Collaborative Project between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 1997-2000.
Funding for the SAGE Digital Archive Project was provided by a local foundation.
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JPG (72 dpi); 51 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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Corpses of prisoners in a pile outside the barn [Gardelegen Incident]
Hansen, Bernard L.
Content Note: The corpses appear to have had lye thrown on them, and tarps cover some of the bodies. Numbered 2 on the reverse.
Hansen, Bernard L. (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 2 1/4" x 4 1/8"; Paper size: 2 3/4" x 4 1/2" torn, bent, cracked, faded, stained, scratches, age discoloration. Reverse of photo: paper label, adhesive with black paper fibers adhering, writing.
0 - 0 - 1945
Emory University
Encoded as part of the SAGE Digital Archive Project: A Collaborative Project between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 1997-2000.
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JPG (72 dpi); 38 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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Gardelegen (Germany)
Badly charred corpses of prisoners [Gardelegen Incident]
Hansen, Bernard L.
Content Note: Corpses of prisoners lie in rows in a field in preparation for burial. Numbered 1 on the reverse.
Hansen, Bernard L. (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 4 1/4" x 2 3/8"; Paper size: 4 1/2" x 2 3/4" bent, cracked, faded, scratches, age discoloration. Reverse of photo: paper label, writing, ink stamp.
0 - 0 - 1945
Emory University
Encoded as part of the SAGE Digital Archive Project: A Collaborative Project between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 1997-2000.
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JPG (72 dpi); 30 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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Gardelegen (Germany)
Two townspeople place the corpse of a prisoner on a white sheet at the doorway to the barn [Gardelegen Incident]
Cartledge, William Ned
Content Note: Label on the reverse side of the photograph reads "500 burned alive". Corpses of other prisoners are visible through the doorway. Numbered 6 on the reverse.
Cartledge, William Ned (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 7" x 4 7/8" bent, scratches, moisture wrinkling, damage on negative. Reverse of photo: paper label, two pieces of tape with black paper fibers adhered to them (as if torn from a sheet of black paper), adhesive at center of top edge with black paper fibers adhering.
0 - 0 - 1945
Emory University
Encoded as part of the SAGE Digital Archive Project: A Collaborative Project between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 1997-2000.
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JPG (72 dpi); 68 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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Gardelegen (Germany)
Four townspeople carry the corpse of a prisoner out of the barn in a white sheet [Gardelegen Incident]
Cartledge, William Ned
Content Note: Label on the reverse side of the photograph reads "500 burned alive". The four men lift the sheet by its corners as they walk through the barn door. Numbered 4 on the reverse.
Cartledge, William Ned (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 6 15/16" x 5" bent, cracked, scratches, moisture wrinkling. Reverse of photo: paper label.
0 - 0 - 1945
Emory University
Encoded as part of the SAGE Digital Archive Project: A Collaborative Project between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 1997-2000.
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JPG (72 dpi); 59 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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Gardelegen (Germany)
Charred corpses of prisoners inside the barn burned during the Gardelegen Massacre
Cartledge, William Ned
Content Note: Photograph is out of focus. Label on the reverse side of the photograph reads "500 burned alive". The corpses lie in a row perpendicular to the barn walls. Numbered 5 on the reverse.
Cartledge, William Ned (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 7" x 5" bent, cracked, scratches, damage on negative. Reverse of photo: paper label, two pieces of tape with black paper fibers adhering to them (as if torn from a sheet of black paper).
0 - 0 - 1945
Emory University
Encoded as part of the SAGE Digital Archive Project: A Collaborative Project between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 1997-2000.
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JPG (72 dpi); 51 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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Gardelegen (Germany)
A Liberator views the charred corpses of prisoners who died while trying to escape from the burning barn [Gardelegen Incident]
Cartledge, William Ned
Content Note: Label on the reverse side of the photograph reads "500 burned alive". Two of the charred corpses lie outside the barn door. The liberator stands next to the door frame looking at those two corpses. Other corpses lie inside the doorway in a pile. Numbered 3 on the reverse.
Cartledge, William Ned (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 7" x 5" torn, bent, cracked, scratches, damage on negative. Reverse of photo: paper label, two pieces of tape with black paper fibers adhering to them (as if torn from a sheet of black paper).
0 - 0 - 1945
Emory University
Encoded as part of the SAGE Digital Archive Project: A Collaborative Project between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 1997-2000.
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JPG (72 dpi); 58 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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Gardelegen (Germany)
Townspeople burying the victims of the Gardelegen Massacre
Campbell, David
Content Note: The charred corpses of prisoners lie in rows in an open field. Townspeople dig graves for them. Numbered 13 on the reverse.
Campbell, David (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 3 1/8" x 4 5/8"; Paper size: 3 1/2" x 5" bent, scratched, stained. Reverse of photo: paper label, writing.
0 - 0 - 1945
Emory University
Encoded as part of the SAGE Digital Archive Project: A Collaborative Project between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 1997-2000.
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JPG (72 dpi); 30 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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Gardelegen (Germany)