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Three young survivors standing behind a barbed wire fence [Buchenwald]
Content Note: Caption from a separate page: "Third Army exposes horror of Buchenwald camp. Liberated inmates of Buchenwald, injured and emaciated, are pictured behind barbed wire fence enclosing the area. Many mature prisoners looked like youths…
Two survivors lying on the ground behind a barbed-wire fence [Buchenwald]
Content Note: Caption from a separate page: "Two exhausted prisoners are stretched out on the bare ground behind the barbed wire fencing. They are too weak to realize their newly-found freedom." Both survivors wear prison uniforms. Only one is…
"Example of what happened to inmates at Buchenwald. Literally skin and bones."
Content Note: Title from caption on a separate page. Male survivor standing with a checkered cloth wrapped around him. His legs and face are emaciated. A camp building is visible in the background. Numbered 50 on the reverse (Izac 18)
Child survivors lead a line of older survivors to a U. S. Army medical station [Buchenwald]
Content Note: Caption from a separate page: "Children liberated from camp lead a line of older prisoners still strong enough to walk from camp to U. S. Army medical station for treatment." The children appear to be walking in rows (four across). …
Human remains from one day's killing at Buchenwald
Content Note: Caption from a separate page: "This heap of ashes and bones represents only one day's killing of prisoners by SS Troops. Every day a similar pile of ashes was brought out in the courtyard of the camp. Weimar, Germany." Numbered 53 on…
Representative John Vorys inspects one of the rooms filled with bodies at the Dachau concentration camp
Content Note: Caption from a separate page: "Rep. John Vorys (R), a member of the congressional group investigating German POW atrocities, as he inspects one of the rooms filled with bodies. Maj. Gen. Persons (L) is conducting the congressmen on…
Members of Congressional party view spot where POWs were shot [Dachau]
Content Note: Caption from a separate page: "Members of Congressional party now investigating Nazi POW atrocities in Germany view the spot where POWs were shot. Sen. Brooks points to spot saturated with blood at this camp at Dachau. With him are…
"Party of 12 Legislators as they arrived in Europe"
Content Note: Title from caption on a separate sheet. Additional caption text: "L-R: [front] Short, Thomason, George, Barkley, Mott, Richards, Izac, Thomas. [on stairs] Saltonstall, Wherry, Brooks, Vorys. Paris, France." Congressional Joint…
"Interviewing a British soldier on the treatment he received while a POW in Germany"
Content Note: Title from caption on a separate page. Additional caption text: "Reims, France. Interviewing a British soldier on the treatment he received while a POW in Germany are L-R: Izac, Richards, Thomason, Wherry, Short, Vorys, Barkley,…
"General Eisenhower greets congressmen at his advance headquarters"
Content Note: Title from caption on a separate page. Additional caption text: "They were flown from the U.S. to witness evidence of Nazi atrocities at the General's invitation. L-R: Izac, Saltonstall, Vorys, Mott, Barkley, Brooks, Short, Thomason,…