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Content Note: Corpses of prisoners lie in rows in a field in preparation for burial. Numbered 1 on the reverse.

Content Note: The corpses appear to have had lye thrown on them, and tarps cover some of the bodies. Numbered 2 on the reverse.

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…

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.…

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…

Content Note: Corpses are laid in a deep trench. Some are clothed, all are emaciated. A group of 4 townspeople lower another corpse into place. Liberators stand along the side of the trench. Numbered 5 on the reverse.

Content Note: Corpses of lying scattered on the ground. Most are unclothed, all are emaciated. Numbered 8 on the reverse.

Content Note: Male and female civilians remove emaciated corpses of prisoners from trucks. Liberators supervise their work. Numbered 15 on the reverse.

Content Note: Image shows one side of a deep pit filled with naked, emaciated corpses of prisoners. One corpse lying on the wall of the pit is clothed. Numbered 17 on the reverse.

Content Note: Male civilians move emaciated, clothed corpses of prisoners from what appears to be a pile of corpses. Armed liberators oversee their work. Female civilians stand behind the corpses, watching. Barracks are visible behind some trees…