Auschwitz Concentration Camp – Photo Album. Kraków, 1947

KL AUSCHWITZ – Auschwitz Concentration Camp – Photo Album, Published by the International Auschwitz Committee. Text in English, French, and German. Designed by J.A. Brandhuber. Kraków, 1947.

A harrowing visual document of the atrocities committed in Auschwitz, published shortly after the war. The album contains numerous graphic and hard-to-view photographs, presenting a chronological account of the prisoners’ suffering from the moment of their arrival at the camp. The images depict: The first moments in Auschwitz, including forced head shaving and the confiscation of personal belongings. The barracks, harsh daily routines, and meager food rations. Forced labor, suicides, and the diseases that spread due to inhumane living conditions.The systematic looting of Jewish property, mass extermination in gas chambers, and gruesome medical experiments conducted on inmates. The final chapters document the liberation of the camp by the Soviet army, and the efforts to bring Nazi war criminals to justice. This shocking and powerful historical record serves as a testament to one of the darkest chapters in human history.

93 [2] pages. 27x19 cm. Good condition.