Liberators examine corpses of prisoners [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Ricketts, George Pierce
Content Note: Text on reverse: "Be sure and keep these pictures, honey. These I taken [sic] myself." A naked, emaciated corpse lies in the center foreground. Behind the corpse, liberators walk between and behind the other corpses scattered on the ground. The other corpses appear to be dressed in prisoner uniforms. There are barracks in the background. Numbered 61 on the reverse.
Ricketts, George Pierce (Donor)
Ricketts, George Pierce (Photographer)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 7" x 5" bent, scratched, faded, stained, damage on negative, moisture wrinkling. Reverse of photo: paper label, partially removed paper level.
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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.
Researchers should contact the repository for terms governing the use of the collection.
Negative. TIFF image (400 dpi). JPG image (72 dpi).
JPG (72 dpi); 52 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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"Some of these were starved to death, some crippled, all shot in the back." [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Ricketts, George Pierce
Content Note: Title from caption on the reverse. Corpses of executed prisoners lying on the ground near the barracks. All are clothed in prisoner uniforms. A liberator is running away from the camera in the upper left corner (toward a barrack.) Numbered 60 on the reverse.
Ricketts, George Pierce (Donor)
Ricketts, George Pierce (Photographer)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 7" x 5" bent, scratched, faded, stained, damage on negative, moisture wrinkling. Reverse of photo: paper label, partially removed paper level.
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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.
Researchers should contact the repository for terms governing the use of the collection.
Negative. TIFF image (400 dpi). JPG image (72 dpi).
JPG (72 dpi); 61 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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"Some camp between Frankfort and Limbach" [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Ricketts, George Pierce
Content Note: Title from caption on the reverse. Liberators observe and examine corpses of executed prisoners near barrack 7. Numbered 38 on the reverse.
Ricketts, George Pierce (Donor)
Ricketts, George Pierce (Photographer)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 7" x 5" scratched, faded, stained, damage on negative, moisture wrinkling. Reverse of photo: paper label, partially removed paper label, writing.
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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.
Researchers should contact the repository for terms governing the use of the collection.
Negative. TIFF image (400 dpi). JPG image (72 dpi).
JPG (72 dpi); 58 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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Frankfurt (Germany)
"They had been dead about a week. You can imagine how they smelled." [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Mercer, Fred
Content Note: Title from writing on reverse. Naked, emaciated corpses of prisoners piled in a hut and covered with lime. Numbered 120 on the reverse.
Mercer, Fred (Donor)
Mercer, Fred (Photographer)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 7" x 5" bent, cracked, stained, scratches, damage on negative, moisture wrinkling. 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.
Researchers should contact the repository for terms governing the use of the collection.
Negative. TIFF image (400 dpi). JPG image (72 dpi).
JPG (72 dpi); 63 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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"Ready for bural [sic]" [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Mercer, Fred
Content Note: Title from writing on reverse. Two rows of prisoner corpses being prepared for burial. Some corpses are clothed while others are naked. Liberators stand side-by-side around the corpses. One liberator squats down near a corpse. Numbered 118 on the reverse.
Mercer, Fred (Donor)
Mercer, Fred (Photographer)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 7" x 5" bent, stained, scratches, damage on negative, moisture wrinkling, impression from writing on reverse of photo. Reverse of photo: 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.
Researchers should contact the repository for terms governing the use of the collection.
Negative. TIFF image (400 dpi). JPG image (72 dpi).
JPG (72 dpi); 24 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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"German guard at front gate" [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Mercer, Fred
Content Note: Title from writing on reverse. Additional writing on reverse: "Dark spots, bullet holes." Liberators stand and walk behind the corpse of the guard. Numbered 117 on the reverse.
Mercer, Fred (Donor)
Mercer, Fred (Photographer)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 7" x 5" bent, cracked, stained, scratches, damage on negative, moisture wrinkling, impression from writing on reverse of photo. Reverse of photo: 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.
Researchers should contact the repository for terms governing the use of the collection.
Negative. TIFF image (400 dpi). JPG image (72 dpi).
JPG (72 dpi); 85 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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"Partely [sic] disected [sic]" prisoner corpse [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Mercer, Fred
Content Note: Title from writing on reverse. Additional writing on reverse: "They left so fast they left the lights on." Naked, emaciated corpse of prisoner on a table with two large lights over it. Numbered 112 on the reverse.
Mercer, Fred (Photographer)
Mercer, Fred (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 7" x 5" bent, scratched, damage on negative, moisture wrinkling. Reverse of photo: 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.
Researchers should contact the repository for terms governing the use of the collection.
Negative. TIFF image (400 dpi). JPG image (72 dpi).
JPG (72 dpi); 63 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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"A few thousand hanged here" [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Mercer, Fred
Content Note: Title from writing on reverse. Additional writing on reverse: "Used wire, not rope." Liberator looks up at a scaffold. Numbered 111 on reverse.
Mercer, Fred (Donor)
Mercer, Fred (Photographer)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 7" x 5" bent, cracked, scratched, damage on negative, moisture wrinkling. 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.
Researchers should contact the repository for terms governing the use of the collection.
Negative. TIFF image (400 dpi). JPG image (72 dpi).
JPG (72 dpi); 67 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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"A bed of ashes consisting of human bones" [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Mercer, Fred
Content Note: Title from writing on reverse. Charred human remains burned on railroad tracks. Numbered 110 on reverse.
Mercer, Fred (Donor)
Mercer, Fred (Photographer)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 7" x 5" bent, scratched, damage on negative, moisture wrinkling. 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.
Researchers should contact the repository for terms governing the use of the collection.
Negative. TIFF image (400 dpi). JPG image (72 dpi).
JPG (72 dpi); 78 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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"A grave with thousands in it" [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Mercer, Fred
Content Note: Title from writing on reverse. Numbered 109 on the reverse.
Mercer, Fred (Donor)
Mercer, Fred (Photographer)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 7" x 5" bent, cracked, stained, scratches, worn edges, damage on negative, moisture wrinkling, impression from writing on reverse of photo. 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.
Researchers should contact the repository for terms governing the use of the collection.
Negative. TIFF image (400 dpi). JPG image (72 dpi).
JPG (72 dpi); 97 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
06080100PHOR00MERCFR019
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