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Eisenhower visiting concentration camp at liberation

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1988.184.1 | RG Number: RG-60.3432 | Film ID: 5

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    Eisenhower visiting concentration camp at liberation

    Overview

    Description
    US propaganda/documentary film about World War II. A post-war U.S. narrative of intentions in Germany.
    Brief footage of a former prisoner (survivor) with scarf speaking to soldiers in a liberated camp. Eisenhower visiting the camp (probably Ohrdruf). Pile of corpses in doorway of barracks.
    Film Title
    Lest We Forget
    Duration
    00:00:18
    Date
    Event:  1945 April
    Production:  1947
    Locale
    Germany
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
    Contributor
    Producer: United States. Army. Signal Corps.

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Genre/Form
    Documentary.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Mixed
    Time Code
    04:34:54:00 to 04:35:12:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 5 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 5 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 5 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 5 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 5 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 5 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Preservation 5 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 5 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Preservation 5 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 5 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Preservation 5 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 5 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Public Domain
    Conditions on Use
    To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased the collection from various sources in 1988. Footage was obtained as research for the United States Holocaust Memorial Campaign's promotional video called "A Campaign to Remember" by David Haspel & Associates.
    Note
    This footage comes from a Signal Corps reel and was integrated in the documentary "Lest We Forget". Entire film runs 85 minutes. See Story 133, Film ID 156 for Reels 1 through 6 of this documentary, and Story 20, Film ID 4 for Reels 7 through 9. See Stories 33 and 3433, Film ID 5 for possible duplicate footage.
    Film Source
    David Haspel & Associates
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 3870
    Source Archive Number: 111 M 1342 [excerpt]
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:45:59
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