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Survivors of Ebensee near one of the tents of the 30th Field Hospital
Content Note: Emaciated, naked, male survivors lie on stretchers and sit on the ground next to a hospital tent. A survivor wrapped in a blanket walks in the background. Numbered 43 on the reverse.
Survivors of Ebensee sitting and standing near the 30th Field Hospital
Content Note: Emaciated, naked, male survivors sit on benches and on the ground and lie on stretchers. Numbered 45 on the reverse.
Survivors outside at Buchenwald
Content Note: Several men stand and sit next to a long, low building. Most of them are not wearing any clothes. Numbered 101 on the reverse.
Survivors sit on the ground in front of a barrack at Gunskirchen
Content Note: Barrack is in a forest and appears to be constructed out of logs. The survivors sit in small groups. Stamped "Passed by U.S. Army Examiner 51950". Numbered 18 on the reverse.
Survivors standing in front of building [Buchenwald]
Content Note: Two male survivors stand in the foreground. Behind them is a building. Survivors are sitting in front of and in the windows of the building. The survivors wear a combination of striped uniforms and what appear to be military…
Survivors standing on either side of a trench [Dachau]
Content Note: Photo is taken through a barbed wire fence. Survivors appear to be facing each other across a deep trench. Some stand in the trench facing the camera. Some of the men on the far side appear to be wearing military uniforms. Behind…
The corpse of a naked, emaciated prisoner next to the corpses of two SS guards [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: A close up of the corpse of a male prisoner next to the bodies of two SS guards who were murdered by the prisoners. The prisoner's corpse is naked and emaciated. His arms have been folded over his abdomen. The guards are dressed in…
The entrance to Mauthausen with a banner reading "...Espanoles Antifacitas... Saludan a las Fuerzas Liberadoras..."
Content Note: The banners hang from the top of the wall. It reads "The Spanish Anti-Fascists Salute the Liberating Forces" and was hung after the Second Armored Division of the Third Army liberated the camp. The main doors to the camp are closed. …
Thomas J. Spruill interview
Content Note: Transcript of an audio recording. Spruill served with the 191st [Tank] Battalion of the 45th Infantry Division and witnessed the liberation of Dachau. Location of interview: Tucker, Georgia.
Thomas Spruill and Jesse Lafoon interview
Content Note: Transcript of a "Witness to the Holocaust" television series interview (6/4/79). The interview was transcribed as part of the International Liberators Conference. Lafoon served with the 45th Field Hospital. Spruill served with the…