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Corpses of prisoners at Bergen-Belsen
Content Note: Corpses of lying scattered on the ground. Most are unclothed, all are emaciated. Numbered 8 on the reverse.
Corpses of prisoners in a pit at Bergen-Belsen
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.
Female camp guards bury corpses of prisoners in a mass grave [Bergen-Belsen]
Content Note: Female guards in uniform walk along the lefthand side bringing naked corpses to the long, rectangular mass grave in the center of the photo. In the foreground, guards in pairs lift corpses by the arms and legs. Many corpses are…
Female camp guards standing together [Bergen-Belsen]
Content Note: Female camp guards in uniform stand together. They are looking around and appear to be waiting for something. Numbered 10 on the reverse.
Female survivors getting food (?) in a muddy field [Bergen-Belsen]
Content Note: Female survivors getting something in bowls from long, low tables. The women are wearing striped dresses, jackets and head scarves. There is standing water in the field and what appears to be trash. The background of the photo is…
Liberators supervise townspeople burying corpses of prisoners [Bergen-Belsen]
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.
Liberators supervise townspeople removing corpses of prisoners for burial [Bergen- Belsen]
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…
Livia Greeson interview
Content Note: Transcript of an audio recording. Greeson was born in Hungary. She was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1944 and lived there from the ages of 14 to 15 with her mother. They were sent for a brief period to work camp in Krakow and…
M. O. Robinson interview
Content Note: Transcript of an audio recording. Robinson served with the 1477th Engineer Maintenance Company and witnessed the liberation of Bergen-Belsen. Location of interview: Stone Mountain, Georgia.
Male survivors sitting together [Bergen-Belsen]
Content Note: Nine male survivors sitting on the ground together. A man on the lefthand side appears to be looking for lice in another man's hair. Numbered 6 on the reverse.