Efrem Ostrowsky family papers

Efrem Ostrowsky family papers 

Efrem Ostrowsky family papers 

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The collection primarily consists of wartime photographs taken by Efrem Ostrowsky and others as well as liberation photographs taken at the Dachau concentration camp by Ostrowsky. The photographs depict Allied troops in Austria, France, and Germany, captured German soldiers, liberated concentration camp survivors, cannons, tanks, and aircraft. The captured German soldiers include Major Wilhelm Oxenius, Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, and Colonel-General Alfred Jodl. Documents primarily relate to Efrem’s father Samuel Ostrowsky’s art career, including clippings, a program from a Spertus Museum exhibition on his work, publications, photocopies of correspondence, and a list of Jewish artists. Also included are two broken glass negatives. 

The collection is arranged as two series: Series 1. Documents and publications, 1938-1946 Series 2. Photographs, circa 1944-1945 Negatives in this collection have been removed for conservation reasons.