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Kunc (Frank James) photographs of the Dachau concentration camp
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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Frank James Kunc photographs of the Dachau concentration camp
Creator:
Kunc, Frank James (1923-1986)
Identifier/Call Number: 6278
Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/3/resources/3398
Physical Description:
0.6 Linear Feet
1 box
Date: 1945
Language of Material:
English
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Container: 1
54 photographs taken by Frank James Kunc (1923-1986) showing the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp in 1945. The
photographs show the human remains of deceased camp prisoners, trains and other vehicles around the camp, views of the countryside
surrounding Dachau, American military forces, survivors of the camp, and the furnaces used to cremate the bodies of the dead.
The collection also includes a newspaper clipping from an unknown publication and creation date with an article titled "Yanks
Seize Dachau Camp, Most Notorious in Germany." Lastly, the collection holds a Nazi Iron Cross medal housed in its original
case. Frank James Kunc served in the 4th Infantry of the United States Army during World War II. Kunc was a medic and was
awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. Kunc landed in Normandy on D-Day in 1944 and participated in the liberation of Dachau
in 1945.
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Kathi Lindsay, May 9, 2023.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Frank James Kunc photographs of the Dachau concentration camp, Collection no. 6278, Special
Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Nazi concentration camps -- Germany -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Germany -- Archival resources
Holocaust survivors -- Germany -- Archival resources
World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Liberation -- Archival resources
Medals
Newspaper clippings
Photographs
Dachau (Concentration camp) -- Photographs
Kunc, Frank James (1923-1986) -- Photographs