Within the Museum, the Photo Archives provides images for exhibitions, publications, web displays, and educational materials produced by the Museum. To discuss the loan of original photographs to the Photo Archives, please contact us at How Photographs are Used Your original materials will be handled with care while they are here and returned to you promptly. The Photo Archives seeks to copy all types of photographs that document the prewar, wartime, and immediate postwar experience of people who were caught up in the events of World War II, be they as refugees, deportees, witnesses, relief workers, resisters, rescuers, or GIs.įor those of you who are not ready to part with your collections of photographs, we ask that you consider lending them to the Photo Archives for a period of two to three months to allow us to make museum-quality copies of a selection of them and to include them in our database of photographs. If you are interested in donating original materials, please contact a curator at 202.488.2649 or by e-mail at you would like to donate photographs documenting the liberation of concentration camps please read this page about liberation photography. The Collections Division is actively soliciting donations of original prewar, wartime, and immediate postwar family photos. Please allow up to three weeks to complete any order. Reproduction Servicesįor information about reproduction services please contact the Photo Archives at Orders will be filled in the order in which they are received. Individuals and institutions downloading images from the online Photo Archives catalog must contact the Photo Archives regarding terms and conditions of use. Terms and Conditions for Use of Photo Archives Images For questions related to genealogical research, please contact the Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center. If an inquiry pertains to a photograph in the online catalog, please cite the identifying photo number next to the image in your correspondence. Inquiries should be as specific and precise as possible. Staff is able to provide long distance photo reference service to those with limited research requests. Those interested in conducting more extensive research in the Photo Archives are invited to contact us by mail, phone, or e-mail to set up an appointment.
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Search the Catalog Comprehensive Search of the Photo Archive A small sampling of photographs of the more than 10,000 artifacts in the Museum is available through this online catalog.A selection of institutional photographs of the Museum (images of the Museum and its programs) are available through this online catalog.However, in a few instances special permission has been obtained to include photographs belonging to other archives or collectors. In general, only photographs belonging to the Museum or determined to be in the public domain are featured in this online catalog. More are being added each month as photos are culled and digitized from the Museum's entire collection. More than 30% of the 100,000 historical photographs in the Photo Archives are available through our online catalog.