A black and white photograph taken shortly after the liberation of the Concentration Camp Buchenwald in Germany in April 1945. The photograph is of medical workers transporting the bodies of those who had died despite medical aid and food provided by the U.S. Army and the Red Cross. On the reverse side, Charles C. Cross wrote "They are picking up a few more that didn't quite make it in spite of food and medical aid given by the U.S. Army, too far gone."
A black and white photograph taken shortly after the liberation of the Concentration Camp Buchenwald in Germany in April 1945. The photograph is of living conditions at Buchenwald, specifically the sewage draining downhill. Living conditions and food rations worsened as one went further down the hill. On the reverse side, Charles C. Cross wrote "View down the hill." Living conditions and food rations worsened the further one was down the hill.
A black and white photograph taken shortly after the liberation of the Concentration Camp Buchenwald in Germany in April 1945. The photograph is of the entrance to the ovens at Buchenwald. On the reverse side, Charles C. Cross wrote "The furnace - the entrance to Buchenwald's only exit - the chimney."
The reverse of Image 06 on which Charles C. Cross has recorded "They are picking up a few more that didn't quite make it in spite of food and medical aid given by the U.S. Army, too far gone."
The reverse of Image 05 on which Charles C. Cross has recorded "View down the hill." Living conditions and food rations worsened the further one was down the hill.
A black and white photograph taken shortly after the liberation of the Concentration Camp Buchenwald in Germany in April 1945. The photograph is of some of the "healthier" inmates at Buchenwald. On the reverse side, Charles C. Cross wrote "A few of the healthier inmates."
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