Site of Bergen-Belsen

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Held by: Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
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Scope & content: B&w photograph with a white border. An outdoor portrait of the site of Bergen-Belsen after Liberation. There is a sign that says "This is the site of the infamous Belsen concentration camp liberated by the British on 15 April 1945. 10,000 unburied dead were found here. Another 13,000 have since died. All of them victims of the German new order in Europe, and an example of Nazi kultur." The sign stands in front of a barbed wire fence. In the background to the left, there is a watch tower. Narrative: A collection of photographs was brought back to Canada by RAF soldier Frank Wilshaw, who visited the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp after Liberation.
In the picture: Dirt Road Fence Field Historic Site Landscape Memorial Military Military Camp Sign Snow Tree Utility Pole WarTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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Extent: Photograph : paper ; Ht: 7 cm x W: 10 cm
Genre / form: graphic material
Format: Photograph
Text in the image: THIS IS THE SITE OFTHE INFAMOUS BELSEN CONCENTRATION CAMPLIBERATED BY THE BRITISH ON 15th APRIL 194510,000 UNBURIED DEAD WERE FOUND HERE,ANOTHER 13,000 HAVE SINCE DIED,ALL OF THEM VICTIMS OF THEGERMAN NEW ORDER IN EUROPE,AND AN EXAMPLE OF NAZI KULTUR.LIBERATED BY THE BRITISH ON 15 APRIL 1945.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
Language: English
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