German Soldier's Photographic Scrapbook

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], German Soldier's Photographic Scrapbook, Ms1989-034, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
Photographic album compiled by unidentified German soldier during World War II, including snapshot photographs of soldiers, civilians, armament, vehicles, scenery, and ruins in Budapest and elsewhere in eastern Europe.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], German Soldier's Photographic Scrapbook, Ms1989-034, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a single photographic album compiled by an unidentified German soldier during World War II. The album was found in Aachen, Germany during the post-war occupation. Comprising 52 pages, the album contains 279 small-format snapshots of wartime scenes. Numbered but unidentified, the photographs portray scenes in Budapest, Slovakia, Russia, and probably elsewhere in eastern Europe. Included are photographs of soldiers (mostly at leisure), civilians, armament, vehicles, scenery, and ruins. Given the large number of photographs of trucks, particularly one marked "Verpfl. Wagen" that appears repeatedly, the compiler of the album may have been a driver for the army catering service.

Acquisition information:
The German Soldier's Photographic Scrapbook was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1989.
Processing information:

The processing and description of the German Soldier's Photographic Scrapbook commenced and was completed in January 2022.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard