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Explore photographs showing the Mauthausen camp, personnel, and conditions. An estimated 197,464 prisoners passed through the Mauthausen concentration camp system between August 1938 and May 1945. At least 95,000 people were killed there.

View of the Mauthausen concentration camp

View of the Mauthausen concentration camp. This photograph was taken after the liberation of the camp. [LCID: 74453]

View of the Mauthausen concentration camp. This photograph was taken after the liberation of the camp. Austria, May 5-30, 1945.

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Roll call square in the Mauthausen camp

The roll call square in the Mauthausen concentration camp, looking toward the main gate. [LCID: 74452]

The roll call square in the Mauthausen concentration camp, looking toward the main gate. This photograph was taken after the liberation of the camp. Mauthausen, Austria, between May and September, 1945.

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Himmler at Mauthausen

SS chief Heinrich Himmler leads an inspection of the Mauthausen concentration camp. [LCID: 12056]

SS chief Heinrich Himmler leads an inspection of the Mauthausen concentration camp. Austria, April 27, 1941.

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SS Colonel Franz Ziereis

SS Colonel Franz Ziereis, commandant of the Mauthausen concentration camp. [LCID: 76514]

SS Colonel Franz Ziereis, commandant of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria.

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The quarry of the Mauthausen concentration camp

The quarry of the Mauthausen concentration camp. Austria, date uncertain. [LCID: 19539]

The Wiener Graben quarry of the Mauthausen concentration camp. Austria, photograph taken after the liberation of the camp. 

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Forced labor at Mauthausen

Forced labor in the quarry of the Mauthausen concentration camp. [LCID: 12352]

Prisoners at forced labor in the quarry of the Mauthausen concentration camp. Austria, date uncertain.

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Soviet prisoners of war in Mauthausen

SS officers posing in front of a newly arrived transport of Soviet prisoners of war. [LCID: 19482]

SS officers posing in front of a newly arrived transport of Soviet prisoners of war. Mauthausen concentration camp, Austria, 1941.

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Survivors, American soldiers, and Red Cross workers at the Mauthausen concentration camp.

Survivors, American soldiers, and Red Cross workers at the Mauthausen concentration camp. [LCID: 08036]

Survivors, American soldiers, and Red Cross workers at the Mauthausen concentration camp. Mauthausen, Austria, after May 5, 1945.

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Post-liberation view of the Russian Camp (Hospital Camp), a section of the Mauthausen concentration camp.

Post-liberation view of the Russian Camp (Hospital Camp), a section of the Mauthausen concentration camp. [LCID: 07730]

Post-liberation view of the Russian Camp (Hospital Camp), a section of the Mauthausen concentration camp. Mauthausen, Austria, May 1945.

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13-year-old survivor of the Mauthausen concentration camp

A severely emaciated child with light skin tone stands in the middle of a courtyard. The child looks hauntingly at the camera while wearing a pair of shorts that have been tied at the waist, a pair of oversized socks and boots. In the background, a group of people gather in front of barracks.

A 13-year-old orphan, a survivor of the Mauthausen concentration camp. Photograph taking following liberation of the camp. Austria, May 1945.

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Survivors of the Mauthausen camp

Survivors of the Mauthausen concentration camp. Austria, May 1945. [LCID: 78535]

Emaciated survivors of the Mauthausen concentration camp soon after the liberation of the camp. Austria, May 1945.

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Liberated Soviet and Polish prisoners at Mauthausen

Disabled Soviet and Polish prisoners in front of a tank of the 11th Armored Division, US Third Army. [LCID: 77020]

Soviet and Polish prisoners with disabilities stand in front of a tank of the 11th Armored Division, US Third Army. This photograph was taken at the Mauthausen concentration camp immediately after liberation. Austria, May 5–7, 1945.

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Mass grave at Mauthausen

A long deep trench is dug into the ground up the center of the photograph. Several dozen corpses can be seen lying naked in the trench. The trench closest to the camera has started to be filled in.

A mass grave at the Mauthausen concentration camp. Photograph taken after the liberation of the camp. Mauthausen, Austria, May 10–15, 1945.

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A pile of corpses in the Mauthausen concentration camp

Large pile of emaciated victims in the middle of a clearing surrounded by buildings. Several uniformed figures stand around the pile, including one uniformed man who stands on top of a wooden trailer and appears to be taking a photograph.

A pile of corpses at the Russian Camp (Hospital Camp) section of the Mauthausen concentration camp after liberation. Mauthausen, Austria, May 5-15, 1945.

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Mauthausen crematorium

An American solider looks at the Mauthausen crematorium during the liberation of the camp. [LCID: 74467]

A US soldier looks at the Mauthausen crematorium during the liberation of the camp. Austria, May 1945.

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A soldier greets liberated prisoners

An American soldier and liberated prisoners of the Mauthausen concentration camp. [LCID: 74456]

A US soldier with liberated prisoners of the Mauthausen concentration camp. Austria, May 1945.

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