John Quale Collection

Collection — Box: SC183-QUAL-001

Identifier: SC183-QUAL

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains 27 images taken by John Quale's father in 1945 of the liberation of the concentration camp at Nordhausen and of Germany at the end of World War II. 8 are original photographs and are of the concentration camp at Dora-Mittelbau at Nordhausen. The remaining 19 images are copies depicting the concentration camp at Nordhausen.

Dates

Creation: 1945

Conditions Governing Access

Materials believed to be under copyright or other restrictions are available for limited noncommercial, educational and personal use only, or for fair use as defined by United States copyright law and with proper citation. Please note that the College of the Holy Cross may not hold the rights to all items in this collection. Users assume responsibility for identifying all copyright holders and for determining whether permission is needed to make any use of the content. For permission under rights held by the College, please contact archives@holycross.edu.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions

Historical Note

Mittelbau-Dora (also Dora-Mittelbau and Nordhausen-Dora) was a Nazi concentration camp established in 1943 as a subcamp of Buchenwald and was located near Nordhausen in Thuringia, Germany. Eventually, it became an independent concentration camp. In early April 1945, the SS started to evacuate due to the advancement of the US troops. There were very few prisoners at the camp when it was liberated by the Allies on April 11, 1945. Photographs and films taken of the dead and dying prisoners were published around the globe and became well-known evidence of Nazi crimes. Today, the site of Mittelbau-Dora is a memorial and museum.