![Prisoners at the time of liberation of the Ebensee camp, a subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp. [LCID: 66297]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/4c61c78b-2e41-482e-8775-ecd80c5fc3d2.jpg)
Prisoners at the time of liberation of the Ebensee camp, a subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp. This photograph was taken by US Army Signal Corps photographer Arnold E. Samuelson. Austria, May 7, 1945.
Why are artifacts, documents, and photographs like this one important historical evidence?
What was the context of the Holocaust and World War II when this photograph was taken?
How can photographs provide insights into the challenges Allied forces faced when encountering and documenting the evidence of atrocities?
We would like to thank Crown Family Philanthropies, Abe and Ida Cooper Foundation, the Claims Conference, EVZ, and BMF for supporting the ongoing work to create content and resources for the Holocaust Encyclopedia. View the list of donor acknowledgement.
