Richardson photograph album

Date

1945

Scope and contents

Postcards and photographs of Berchtesgaden, Watzmann mountain, Königssee, and American soldiers.

Language

English

German

Genre/form

Photographs

Collection information

Collection title

Donald Wayne Richardson collection

Collection ID

2022C15.14437499

Collection abstract

The Donald Wayne Richardson collection (1935-2000) is composed of two photographic albums, maps (of Bad Reichenhall, Germany and Berchtesgadener Alpen, Austria), a certificate to retain a captured German pistol, a patrol report of the area south of Konigess, and a pair of Lederhosen owned by Hermann Göring. A member of the 327th Gilder Infantry, Lt. Richardson was involved in the search of Göring’s hunting lodge in the southern German Alps, south of Berchtesgaden in May 1945. One photographic album obtained from the search includes images of landscapes in the Alps, Göring’s family, hunting and hunting gifts from Hitler.

Rights

Used with permission. This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the copyright owner. For more information, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Holding repository

Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Preferred citation

Richardson photograph album, Donald Wayne Richardson collection, Hoover Institution Library & Archives, https://n2t.net/ark:/54723/h33v33

Identifiers

Record ID

2022C15.00004

Permalink

https://n2t.net/ark:/54723/h33v33

RefID

6c95088834b649001c73ab9ed75905d6

EZID

ark:/54723/h33v33

Digitization information

Imaging system

ILCE-7RM4, SONY

Capture date

2023-01-30T17:09:10-08:00