Road to 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 restricted road leading to Bergen-Belsen. Along the right side of the road, there is a sign that says "Prohibited zone for 200 yards. No halting, or movement off road. Penalty - death." Right below, there is a Dutch translation of the same message. In the background, there are trees lining the road and a forest further away. Narrative: A collection of photographs was brought back to Canada by RAF soldier Frank Wilshaw who visited the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp after Liberation.
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Extent: Photograph : paper ; Ht: 7 cm x W: 10 cm
Genre / form: graphic material
Format: Photograph
Text in the image: PROHIBITED ZONEFOR 200 YARDSNO HALTING, OR MOVEMENT OFF ROAD.PENALTY — DEATH.VERBODENGEBIED VOOR 180 METERS.MET OPHOUDEN EN WEG NIET VERLATEN.DOODSTRAF.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
Language: Dutch
Harvested: 2026-10-19T03:21:16Z · source datestamp n/a · andornot

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