Transportation of corpses from Dachau concentraction camp, Germany, 1945

Gift of The Acosta Family
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Photograph. Prisoners in striped uniforms carry an emaciated man on a stretcher; a cart with a pile of corpses is next to them; men in various prison uniforms walk in the background. Personal caption on reverse: "Acosta." Dachau concentration camp, Germany. April 1945

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1945-04-
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This collection consists of photographs of the European Theater of Operations taken by the United States Army Signal Corps. Topics include the invasion of Southern France, fighting in Germany, and concentration camp liberation.
Geography: 
Dachau
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48.267
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11.433
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Holocaust survivors--Germany
Holocaust victims--Germany
Starvation--Germany