Bert Weston interview
United States--Army--Army, 3rd
Ebensee (Concentration camp)
United States--Army--Field Hospital, 30th
Weston, Bert
Mell, Lorraine K.
Content Note: Transcript of an audio recording. Weston served with the 30th Field Hospital, 20th Corps, 3rd Army, and witnessed the liberation of Ebensee. Location of interview: Atlanta, Georgia.
Weston, Bert (Interviewee)
Mell, Lorraine K. (Interviewer)
22 pages (oral history transcript) Typescript with handwritten edits.
3 - 10 - 1979
Emory University
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Two liberators stand under a sign reading "We welcome our liberators" at Flossenburg
Flossenburg (Concentration camp)
Weston, Bert
Content Note: The sign is on a tall pole in front of a building. Numbered 6 on the reverse.
Weston, Bert (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 4 5/8" x 2 3/4"; Paper size: 5" x 3 1/2" bent, scratched, impression of writing on back is visible on front of photograph. Reverse of photo: paper label, writing.
0 - 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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Survivors and liberators walking on a road at Ebensee
Ebensee (Concentration camp)
Weston, Bert
Content Note: The road is next to a barbed wire fence. There is a raised platform in the background (R). Some of the survivors are naked and emaciated. In the foreground, one survivor leans with his arm around the shoulders of another survivor as they talk to another man. Numbered 3 on the reverse.
Weston, Bert (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 4 1/2" x 6 1/2"; Paper size: 5" x 7" bent, cracked, stained, scratches. Reverse of photo: paper label, writing.
0 - 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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Survivors and liberators walk along a road at Ebensee
Ebensee (Concentration camp)
Weston, Bert
Content Note: The road is next to a barbed wire fence. Some of the survivors are naked and emaciated. Some of the survivors and liberators are carrying stretchers. A raised platform is visible in the background. Numbered 4 on the reverse.
Weston, Bert (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 4 1/2" x 6 1/2"; Paper size: 5" x 7" bent, cracked, scratches. Reverse of photo: paper label, writing.
0 - 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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Two civilians load the corpse of a prisoner onto a horse-drawn cart [Ebensee]
Ebensee (Concentration camp)
Weston, Bert
Content Note: The men lift the corpse by the neck and ankles and place it on top of others on the cart. The cart appears to be in front of a crematorium [?]. See also photo 060801PHEB00WESTBE018. Three survivors look on from the doorway. Numbered 5 on the reverse.
Weston, Bert (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 4 1/2" x 6 1/2"; Paper size: 5" x 7" bent, cracked, stained, scratches. Reverse of photo: paper label, glue residue with black paper fibers adhering, writing.
0 - 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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A child at Ebensee
Ebensee (Concentration camp)
Weston, Bert
Content Note: A little boy is standing with his right hand raised to the collar of his coat. See also photo 06080100PHEB00WESTBE006. Numbered 22 on the reverse.
Weston, Bert (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 3/8" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 7" x 5" bent, cracked, scratches, damage on negative. Reverse of photo: paper label, writing.
0 - 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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Two children at Ebensee
Ebensee (Concentration camp)
Weston, Bert
Content Note: One little boy has his hands on the other boy's shoulder. They are standing in front of a doorway. Above the door is a sign reading "E[??] verboten". Two male survivors look on from either side of the doorway. See also photo 06080100PHEB00WESTBE005. Numbered 18 on the reverse.
Weston, Bert (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 3/8" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 6 3/4" x 5" bent, scratched, adhesive residue on front. Reverse of photo: paper label, glue residue with black paper fibers adhering.
0 - 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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"Smilin' thr[ough]" [Ebensee]
Ebensee (Concentration camp)
Weston, Bert
Content Note: Caption is from text written below the image. Survivor on a stretcher being loaded into an ambulance [?] by liberators. The survivor is holding what appears to be a folder of documents. A man in the foreground walks towards the vehicle carrying a box. Numbered 29 on the reverse.
Weston, Bert (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 3/8" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 6 3/4" x 4 15/16" scratches. Reverse of photo: paper label, glue residue with black paper fibers adhering.
0 - 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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Liberator photographing corpses of prisoners on a handcart at Ebensee
Ebensee (Concentration camp)
Weston, Bert
Content Note: The corpses of the male prisoners are emaciated and naked. Liberators and survivors stand behind it. Numbered 20 on the reverse.
Weston, Bert (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 7" x 5 - 4 7/8" left edge of photograph has been cut irregularly. Reverse of photo: paper label, writing.
0 - 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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"Cartload of dead" [Ebensee]
Ebensee (Concentration camp)
Weston, Bert
Content Note: Caption from a label on the reverse of the photograph. The survivor in the center has his hands resting on one of the corpses. The corpses of the male prisoners are emaciated and naked. They are stacked head to foot, and their arms are crossed over their chests. In the background, other survivors, the crematorium and a barrack are visible. See also photos 06080100PHEB00WESTBE023 & 06080100PHEB00WESTBE024. Numbered 16 on the reverse.
Weston, Bert (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 4 1/2" x 6 3/8"; Paper size: 5" x 7" bent, scratches. Reverse of photo: two paper labels.
0 - 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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