Object numberM2007/094:013
DescriptionB/W photographic postcard showing the burning of the huts at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp on 19 May 1945. Bergen-Belsen concentration camp was liberated on April 15, 1945 and as each of the barracks was cleared they were burned down to combat the spread of typhus. The ceremonial burning of the last barracks occurred on May 21, 1945.
Production date 1945-05-21
SubjectBergen-Belsen concentration camp, concentration camps, liberation, fires, smoke, destruction, barracks, diseases
Object namephotographs
Materialpaper, photographic emulsion, paper, paper
Dimensions
- width: 139.00 mm
height: 89.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Andrew Langley