Harold Schreiner photographs
Collection Overview
The collection consists of approximately 42 photographs showing war damage in Germany taken in 1945 by Harold Schreiner, a U.S. Army tank commander. Photographs show the ruins of Berchtesgaden and other areas in Germany; U.S. troops, tanks, and other equipment; and damaged German military equipment, including airplanes, tanks, and guns. Other images include 14 Holocaust atrocity photographs from Dachau concentration camp.
Dates
- Creation: 1945
Creator
- Schreiner, Harold, 1917-2005 (Person)
Language of Material
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
Harold Schreiner served in the U.S. Army as a tank commander in the 20th Armored Division, 27th Tank Battalion, during World War II. He participated in the liberation of Dachau concentration camp, and took photographs to document the atrocities committed there.
Extent
0.1 linear feet (2 folders)
Abstract
The collection consists of approximately 42 photographs taken in 1945 by Harold Schreiner, a U.S. Army tank commander. These images show war damage in Germany and include 14 Holocaust atrocity photographs from Dachau concentration camp.
Collection Arrangement
Materials are described at the folder level.
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated in 2005 by Carey Lee Hudson.
Processing Information
Processed by Rebecca McClure, October 2011.
Subject
- United States. Army (Organization)
- Dachau (Concentration camp) (Organization)
Source
- Hudson, Carey Lee (Donor, Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Inventory of the Harold Schreiner Photographs, 1945
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Rebecca McClure; machine-readable finding aid created by:
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Funding from the Council on Library and Information Resources supported the processing of this collection and encoding of the finding aid.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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