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Collection Overview
Title: George F. Tagliapietra Collection, 1933-1945
ID: RG-115/RG-115
Primary Creator: George F. Tagliapietra (1945)
Extent: 0.0
Arrangement:
The arrangement scheme for the record group was imposed during processing in the absence of an original order. Materials are arranged by creator/subject, then by identifier, as assigned by the processor.
Record group is comprised of 4 sub-collections and 17 items, the collections of which are: 1. Concentration camp photographs; 2. Personal photograph; 3. Nazi memorabilia; 4. Nazi propaganda.
Date Acquired: 02/15/2018
Subjects: Allied discovery of Nazi war crimes, Atrocities in Nazi German concentrtion camps, 1933 -- 1945, Dachau (Concentration camp), Documenting the Nazi crimes in concentration camps, liberation of Nazi concentration camps, Europe, Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias, Nazi-German insignias, Nazi German memorabilia, documents and artifacts, collected by American soldiers, 1944 -- 1949, Nazi Propaganda, photo album
Languages: German, English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Photographs, Nazi uniform items, and Nazi propaganda spanning from 1933 to 1945. Photos of Dachau concentration camp and possibly other camps, a Munich Day of German Art propaganda photo album, various Nazi military/civilian awards and insignia
Collection Historical Note
In the absence of original order, the documents and artifacts of this collection were acquired by George Tagliapietra during his time in Europe and represent his World War II experiences and exposure to Nazi atrocities in the concentration camps.
Biographical Note
George Tagliapietra gathered the materials of the collection while serving in Europe in the United States Army.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
Acquisition Method:
Donated by Diane and Jean Tagliapietra in memory of George F. Tagliapietra.
Preferred Citation:
RG-115, George F. Tagliapietra Collection. Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust Archive.
Processing Information:
Materials are primarily described using the local descriptive standards of the LA Museum of the Holocaust.
Box and Folder Listing
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[Collection of Folder-Level RG-115.01: Photographs of Nazi concentration camps, 1933-1945],
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Collection of Folder-Level RG-115.02: Photograph - personal, 1933-1945],
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Collection of Folder-Level RG-115.03: Nazi memorabilia, 1933-1945],
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Collection of Folder-Level RG-115.04: Nazi Propaganda Photo Album, Zur Erinnerung en den Tag der deutschen Kunst, 1933],
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- Collection of Folder-Level RG-115.01: Photographs of Nazi concentration camps, 1933-1945
- Photographs of Nazi atrocities in concentration camps. One photograph shows sign stating Dachau concentration camp, but without original order it is unknown if other photographs are of Dachau or other camps. Photographs depict deceased camp inmates and Nazi atrocities as well as camp scenes, buildings, and locations.
- Arrangement: This collection is arranged to the item-level
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Extent: 10 photographs
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Language of materials: English
- Subject/Index Terms:
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Allied discovery of Nazi war crimes
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Atrocities in Nazi German concentrtion camps, 1933 -- 1945
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Dachau (Concentration camp)
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liberation of Nazi concentration camps, Europe
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Documenting the Nazi crimes in concentration camps
- Creators:
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George F. Tagliapietra (1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-115.01.01, Multiple bodies in camouflage lying on the ground, unknown
- Photograph of multiple bodies in camouflage lying on the ground.
- Arrangement: Item-level photograph
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Extent: One photograph
- Subject/Index Terms:
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Atrocities in Nazi German concentrtion camps, 1933 -- 1945
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Liberation of concentration camps
- Creators:
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George F. Tagliapietra (1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: RG-115.01.02, Two men displaying a corpse, unknown
- Two men displaying an emaciated corpse.
- Arrangement: Item-level photograph
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Extent: One photograph
- Subject/Index Terms:
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Atrocities in Nazi German concentrtion camps, 1933 -- 1945
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corpses in concentration camp, Wartime Europe, 1939 -- 1945
- Creators:
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George F. Tagliapietra (1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: RG-115.01.03, Two soldiers and two people standing by the Dachau Concentration Camp-Crematory sign, unknown
- Two soldiers in uniform and two civilians standing next to a sign that reads "Crematory- Dachau Concentration Camp".
- Arrangement: Item-level photograph
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Extent: One photograph
- Subject/Index Terms:
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Dachau (Concentration camp)
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Concentration Camp Crematorium
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Soldiers, US
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US soldiers, liberation of Nazi-German concentration camps, photo-documents
- Creators:
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George F. Tagliapietra (1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 4: RG-115.01.04, Pile of corpses, some in prisoner uniforms, unknown
- Photograph taken of a pile of bodies, presumably as proof of Nazi atrocities in the camps after liberation.
- Arrangement: Item-level photograph
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Extent: One photograph
- Subject/Index Terms:
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Atrocities in Nazi German concentrtion camps, 1933 -- 1945
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Awareness of Nazi atrocities in Europe, soldiers, American
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corpses in concentration camp, Wartime Europe, 1939 -- 1945
- Creators:
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George F. Tagliapietra (1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 5: RG-115.01.05, Crematorium building with pile of bodies in front and soldiers standing by, unknown
- Photograph of Allied soldiers standing outside of a crematorium building at one of the camps, including piles of corpses stacked outside the building.
- Arrangement: Item-level photograph
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Extent: One photograph
- Subject/Index Terms:
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Atrocities in Nazi German concentrtion camps, 1933 -- 1945
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Awareness of Nazi atrocities in Europe, soldiers, American
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Aftermath of Nazi-German concentration camp liberation, photographs
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Crematoria in the Nazi-German concentration camps
- Creators:
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George F. Tagliapietra (1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 6: RG-115.01.06, Crematorium building with wooden altar and casket in front, unknown
- Photograph of a crematorium building with a wooden platform built in front, on the platform there's a wooden altar with a cross and a wooden casket with flowers on it.
- Arrangement: Item-level photograph
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Extent: One photograph
- Subject/Index Terms:
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Aftermath of Nazi-German concentration camp liberation
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Crematoria in the Nazi-German concentration camps
- Creators:
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George F. Tagliapietra (1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 7: RG-115.01.07, Bodies piled on each other, unknown
- Photograph of a pile of corpses, possibly taken as documentation of Nazi atrocities in the camps after liberation.
- Arrangement: Item-level photograph
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Extent: One photograph
- Subject/Index Terms:
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Atrocities in Nazi German concentrtion camps, 1933 -- 1945
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corpses in concentration camp, Wartime Europe, 1939 -- 1945
- Creators:
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George F. Tagliapietra (1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 8: RG-115.01.08, Three men, two in prisoner uniform, standing next to crematorium oven with a body, unknown
- Photograph of three men standing in front of a crematorium oven holding an emaciated corpse, presumably before loading the body into the oven. Two of the men are wearing garments with stripes, but it is likely that all three are prisoners.
- Arrangement: Item-level photograph
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Extent: One photograph
- Subject/Index Terms:
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Crematoria in the Nazi-German concentration camps
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Photographs, concentration camp prisoners
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Sonderkommando in concentration camps
- Creators:
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George F. Tagliapietra (1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 9: RG-115.01.09, Two men pushing a body into the crematorium oven, unknown
- Two men wearing prisoner garments pushing an emaciated corpse into a crematorium oven using metal objects.
- Arrangement: Item-level photograph
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Extent: One photograph
- Subject/Index Terms:
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Crematoria in the Nazi-German concentration camps
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Sonderkommando in concentration camps
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Photographs, concentration camp prisoners
- Creators:
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George F. Tagliapietra (1945)
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Collection of Folder-Level RG-115.02: Photograph - personal, 1933-1945],
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Collection of Folder-Level RG-115.03: Nazi memorabilia, 1933-1945],
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Collection of Folder-Level RG-115.04: Nazi Propaganda Photo Album, Zur Erinnerung en den Tag der deutschen Kunst, 1933],
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