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Civilians unload corpses of prisoners from trucks [Bergen-Belsen]
Content Note: Male and female civilians remove emaciated corpses of prisoners from trucks. Liberators supervise their work. Numbered 15 on the reverse.
Corpses of prisoners in a pit at Bergen-Belsen
Content Note: Image shows one side of a deep pit filled with naked, emaciated corpses of prisoners. One corpse lying on the wall of the pit is clothed. Numbered 17 on the reverse.
Liberators supervise townspeople removing corpses of prisoners for burial [Bergen- Belsen]
Content Note: Male civilians move emaciated, clothed corpses of prisoners from what appears to be a pile of corpses. Armed liberators oversee their work. Female civilians stand behind the corpses, watching. Barracks are visible behind some trees…
Close up of two emaciated, naked corpses [Bergen-Belsen]
Content Note: The corpses of the male prisoners lie head-to-head on the ground. One has his arms spread to the sides, and his rib cage stands out sharply. Boot prints and hoof prints are visible in the mud. Numbered 19 on the reverse.
"German guards forced to carry the dead for burial" [Bergen-Belsen]
Content Note: Title from caption on reverse. Two guards walking and carrying the corpse of a prisoner in a striped uniform. One holds the arms, the other the legs. The corpse is faced down. The far guard is in uniform. The are walking in front of…
"Loading the trucks with the dead for burial" [Bergen-Belsen]
Content Note: Title from caption on the reverse. Photo is out-of-focus. Man stands in the back of an open truck with high sides. Corpses of prisoners appear to be piled toward the front of the truck bed. Two men are visible standing in the…
"Dysentery with no facilities at Bergen-Belsen"
Content Note: Title from caption on the reverse. Several survivors squat in the foreground. In the background, survivors stand and walk. A high, barbed wire fence runs down the righthand side. More people are visible beyond it. Barracks are…
Female survivors getting food (?) in a muddy field [Bergen-Belsen]
Content Note: Female survivors getting something in bowls from long, low tables. The women are wearing striped dresses, jackets and head scarves. There is standing water in the field and what appears to be trash. The background of the photo is…
Piles of decomposing corpses of prisoners in a field [Bergen-Belsen]
Content Note: Naked corpses that appear to be decomposing lying piles in a bare field in the foreground. In the background, there appears to be a wire fence. Numbered 5 on the reverse.
Male survivors sitting together [Bergen-Belsen]
Content Note: Nine male survivors sitting on the ground together. A man on the lefthand side appears to be looking for lice in another man's hair. Numbered 6 on the reverse.