Man moving ashes in a crematorium in Dachau concentraction camp, Germany, 1945

Gift of The Acosta Family
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Photograph. Man pushing the human ashes in an open crematorium. Official caption on front: "Human Bones, Crematorium." Personal caption on reverse: "Acosta." Dachau concentration camp, Germany. April 1945

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1945-04-
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This collection consists of photographs of the European Theater of Operations taken by the United States Army Signal Corps. Topics include the invasion of Southern France, fighting in Germany, and concentration camp liberation.
Geography: 
Dachau
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48.267
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11.433
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Crematoriums--Germany
Concentration camps--Germany
Holocaust victims--Germany