Four men prepare to slide the corpse of a prisoner into a crematorium oven [Dachau]

Four men prepare to slide the corpse of a prisoner into a crematorium oven [Dachau]

Cooper, Belton (Photographer)

Dunn, John F. (Donor)

Content Note: Two men prepare to lift the emaciated, naked corpse of a prisoner from the floor to a long narrow tray that slides into the crematorium oven. Using two pairs of tongs, one of them lifts the corpse's feet and the other lifts the corpse's head. One of the men is wearing a prisoner uniform, and both may be survivors. Two other survivors stand behind the tray. One of them is leaning on a pole. The reverse notes "2nd in a series of 3". Numbered 85 on the reverse. See also 06080100PHDA00DUNNJO002, 06080100PHDA00DUNNJO003, 06080100PHDA00DUNNJO004, and 06080100PHDA00DUNNJO005. The events depicted appear to be a reenactment.

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Dachau (Concentration camp)

Cooper, Belton

Dunn, John F.

1 silver gelatin print Image size: 4 9/16" x 6 3/4"; Paper size: 5" x 7" bent, fingerprints, damage on negative. Reverse of photo: writing.

- - 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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JPG (72 dpi); 64 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.