German Soldier's Photographic Scrapbook German Soldier's Photographic Scrapbook, ca.1941-1944 Ms.1989.034

German Soldier's Photographic Scrapbook, ca.1941-1944 Ms.1989.034


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John M. Jackson

Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.1989.034
Title
German Soldier's Photographic Scrapbook ca.1941-1944
Quantity
0.1 Cubic Feet, 1 folder
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
Photographic album compiled by unidentified German soldier during World War II, including snapshot photographs of soldiers, civilians, armament, vehicles, scenery, and ruins in Budapest and elsewhere in eastern Europe.

Administrative Information

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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], German Soldier's Photographic Scrapbook, Ms1989-034, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The German Soldier's Photographic Scrapbook was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1989.

Processing Information

The processing and description of the German Soldier's Photographic Scrapbook commenced and was completed in January 2022.


Scope and Content

This collection consists of a single photographic album compiled by an unidentified German soldier during World War II. The album was found in Aachen, Germany during the post-war occupation. Comprising 52 pages, the album contains 279 small-format snapshots of wartime scenes. Numbered but unidentified, the photographs portray scenes in Budapest, Slovakia, Russia, and probably elsewhere in eastern Europe. Included are photographs of soldiers (mostly at leisure), civilians, armament, vehicles, scenery, and ruins. Given the large number of photographs of trucks, particularly one marked "Verpfl. Wagen" that appears repeatedly, the compiler of the album may have been a driver for the army catering service.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Photographs
  • Scrapbooks
  • World War, 1939-1945

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the German Soldier's Photographic Scrapbook by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).

Container List

folder 1
Scrapbook
ca.1941-1944