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Garments of all shapes, sizes, and colors spill out of a doorway. The pile goes up to the ceiling of the brick warehouse and can be seen through the windows.
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A warehouse at Auschwitz that held clothing taken from victims

One of many warehouses at Auschwitz in which the Germans stored clothing belonging taken from victims of the camp. This photograph was taken after the liberation of the camp. Auschwitz, Poland, after January 1945.

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