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Large pile of various types of clothing found outside the gas chambers. The Nazis would gather the clothing of the prisoners before they were gassed and reuse it. Duggan captioned the photograph "Clothes taken from the dead."
Shoes taken from victims prior to entering the gas chambers. The shoes and other personal effects of prisoners were collected and reused by German civilians.
This photograph taken outside the camp captures the survivors huddled together in the camp compound. Duggan captioned the photograph "Prisoners freed by the US 3rd Army."
A prisoner is photographed next to a dummy wearing prison clothing strung up on a rope. The prisoner is demonstrating how they were beaten by the camp guards. Captain Herp captions the photograph "This is a picture showing what kind of...
Sick prisoners sit upon their bunks where they slept crammed together. Captain Herp captioned the photograph "Can you imagine a place like this being a hospital ward. Well I saw and didn't believe either."
Victims are seen here lying atop one another. This photograph illustrates the liberators' conception of the victims as "cordwood", as they lay interchangeably amongst each other.
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