German civilians dig graves for victims of the mass burnings at Gardelegen

German civilians dig graves for victims of the mass burnings at Gardelegen

Izac, Edouard Victor Michel (Donor)

United States--Army--Signal Corps (Photographer)

Content Note: Writing on reverse: "Plain wooden crosses are stacked on the ground while German civilians dig graves for victims of the mass burnings at the Gardelegen Camp on the Elbe River. The civilians are guarded by the troops of the Ninth U. S. Army." They are in an open field with a town (?) visible in the background. Numbered 12 on the reverse.

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Gardelegen (Concentration camp)

United States--Army--Army, 9th

United States--Army--Signal Corps

Izac, Edouard Victor Michel

1 silver gelatin print Image size: 4 1/2" x 6 1/2"; Paper size: 5" x 7" bent, stained, scratches, worn edges, damage on negative. Reverse of photo: 2 paper labels, 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.

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Negative. TIFF image (400 dpi). JPG image (72 dpi).

JPG (72 dpi); 59 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.