"Piles of ashes and bones" [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Baker, John Henry, Jr.
Content Note: Title from caption on the reverse. Two liberators walk past large piles of ashes and bones near a line of trees. Numbered 51 on the reverse.
Baker, John Henry, Jr. (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 4 7/8" x 7 1/8" damage on negative. Reverse of photo: paper label.
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Emory University
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Captain John Henry Baker Jr. interview
Mauthausen (Concentration camp)
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
United States--Army--Army, 3rd
United States--Army--Infantry Division, 65th
United States--Army--Infantry Regiment, 260th--Company B
Baker, John Henry, Jr.
Jacobs, Elizabeth
Content Note: Transcript of an audio recording. Captain Baker served with Company B, 260th Infantry [Regiment] of the 65th Division of the 3rd Army and witnessed the liberation of Ohrdruf and Mauthausen. Location of interview: Savannah, Georgia.
Baker, John Henry, Jr. (Interviewee)
Jacobs, Elizabeth (Interviewer)
22 pages (oral history transcript) Typescript
2 - 27 - 1980
Emory University
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PDF file (72 dpi).
PDF (72 dpi); 1675 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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Corpses of prisoner laid out for burial [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Brown, Elizabeth O.
Content Note: Corpses of prisoners laid out for burial. One row of corpses wrapped in white cloth and two rows of corpses with white stakes laid on them are visible. Liberators walk along the end of the row. Stamp on reverse: "Passed by U. S. Army Examiner 30646". Numbered 82 on the reverse.
Brown, Elizabeth O. (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 1 9/16" x 2 3/8"; Paper size: 2 1/4" x 2 5/8" bent, cracked, faded, stained, scratches, fingerprints, worn edges, age discoloration. Reverse of photo: glue residue, writing.
4 - 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.
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.
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JPG (72 dpi); 55 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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Liberators oversee townspeople preparing the corpses of prisoners for burial [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Brown, Elizabeth O.
Content Note: Writing on reverse: "Upper left -- Mr. Brown". At the end of a row of corpses of prisoners wrapped in white cloth, two civilians wrap another corpse. Each corpse has a white stake laid on top of it. Corpses waiting to be wrapped are also visible. Two liberators watch the civilians while another liberator walks along the row of shrouded corpses with his rifle slung over his shoulder. Two other liberators are visible in the background. Stamp on reverse: "Passed by U. S. Army Examiner 30646". Numbered 83 on the reverse.
Brown, Elizabeth O. (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 2 3/8 -2 1/2" x 2 1/8"; Paper size: 2 3/8 -2 1/2" x 2 3/8" (irregular edges) bent, cracked, faded, stained, scratches, fingerprints, worn edges, age discoloration. Reverse of photo: glue residue, paper once glued on has been torn off leaving small fibrous piece of paper, writing.
4 - 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.
Funding for the SAGE Digital Archive Project was provided by a local foundation.
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Corpses of prisoners laid out for burial [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Brown, Elizabeth O.
Content Note: Two rows of corpses waiting to be wrapped in white cloth and two rows of corpses wrapped in white cloth. A white stake lies on each corpse. Some of the corpses are clothed and others are not. Stamp on reverse: "Passed by U. S. Army Examiner 30646". Numbered 84 on the reverse.
Brown, Elizabeth O. (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 1 9/16" x 2 3/8"; Paper size: 1 7/8" x 2 5/8" torn, bent, cracked, faded, stained, scratches, age discoloration. Reverse of photo: glue residue, writing.
4 - 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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Townspeople dig individual graves for corpses of prisoners [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Brown, Elizabeth O.
Content Note: Civilians use shovels and picks to dig a row of individual graves. Stamp on reverse: "Passed by U. S. Army Examiner 30646". Numbered 85 on the reverse.
Brown, Elizabeth O. (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 1 9/16" x 2 7/16"; Paper size: 2 1/8" x 2 3/4" bent, faded, stained, scratches, worn edges, age discoloration. Reverse of photo: glue residue, writing.
4 - 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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Corpses of prisoners laid out for burial near a pile of stakes [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Brown, Elizabeth O.
Content Note: A row of corpses of prisoners laid out for burial. They are clothed and each has a stake laid on it. On the lefthand side, a neat stack of stakes is visible. Stamp on reverse: "Passed by U. S. Army Examiner 30646". Numbered 86 on the reverse.
Brown, Elizabeth O. (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 1 9/16" x 2 7/16"; Paper size: 1 13/16" x 2 11/16" torn, bent, cracked, faded, stained, scratches, worn edges, age discoloration. Reverse of photo: glue residue, writing.
4 - 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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Liberators observe corpses of prisoners laid out for burial [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Brown, Elizabeth O.
Content Note: Many liberators stand or walk behind a row of shrouded corpses and two rows of corpses. Each corpse has a stake laid on top of it. Some of the bodies are clothed and others are not. Stamp on reverse: "Passed by U. S. Army Examiner 30646". Numbered 87 on the reverse.
Brown, Elizabeth O. (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 2 1/8" x 3 3/8"; Paper size: 2 3/8" x 3 5/8" bent, cracked, faded, stained, scratches, worn edges, age discoloration. Reverse of photo: glue residue, writing.
4 - 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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Liberators observe corpses of prisoners laid out for burial [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Brown, Elizabeth O.
Content Note: Many liberators stand or walk behind a row of corpses and two rows of corpses wrapped in white cloth. Each corpse has a stake laid on top of it. The corpse in the foreground is an emaciated, naked male prisoner. Some of the bodies are clothed and others are not. Stamp on reverse: "Passed by U. S. Army Examiner 30646". Numbered 88 on the reverse.
Brown, Elizabeth O. (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 3 3/8" x 2 1/8"; Paper size: 3 5/8" x 2 3/8" bent, cracked, faded, stained, scratches, worn edges, age discoloration. Reverse of photo: glue residue, writing.
4 - 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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A row of corpses of prisoners waiting to be prepared for burial [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Brown, Elizabeth O.
Content Note: Each corpse has a stake laid on top of it. Beyond the corpses' feet, two rows of corpses wrapped in white cloth are visible. All the bodies are clothed. Liberators stand at the end of the rows (only their legs are visible.) Stamp on reverse: "Passed by U. S. Army Examiner 30646". Numbered 89 on the reverse.
Brown, Elizabeth O. (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 1 9/16" x 2 1/2"; Paper size: 2 5/16" x 2 3/4" bent, cracked, stained, scratches, worn edges, age discoloration around edges. Reverse of photo: glue residue, writing.
4 - 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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