Auschwitz.nl: Drawings from Westerbork

Criminal offenders working on a narrow-gauge railway in Westerbork, 1943.
Werner Löwenhardt came to Westerbork in 1942 as a German refugee after detainment in a work camp. Löwenhardt was an artist and thanks to his artistic talent he remained in Westerbork until its liberation.
Drawing by Werner Löwenhardt, HCKW Collection, Hooghalen; Löwenhardt Collection
A Buitencommando (external camp) with criminal offenders (recognisable by the red marking on the shoulders of their overalls) heading back for the camp while guarded by a member of the Ordedienst, 1944.
Leo Kok was a commercial artist who came to Westerbork in 1942. He drew portraits and people in their daily lives. He also made the decorations for performances that were held in the camp. He died in 1945 in the Ebensee camp.
Drawing by Leo Kok, JHM, Amsterdam Collection / Mr and Mrs Nijstad-de Wijze
Men's barrack
Drawing by Otto Birmann, 1943, HCKW Collection, Hooghalen
Women's barrack
Drawing by Alfred Roozendaal, 1942, HCKW Collection, Hooghalen
Airplane scrap yard
Drawing by Werner Löwenhardt, May 1944, HCKW Collection, Hooghalen; Löwenhardt Collection
SS officer Fischer watches a departing train.
Drawing by Werner Löwenhardt, 1944, HCKW Collection, Hooghalen; Löwenhardt Collection
The train to Auschwitz.
Drawing by Werner Löwenhardt, 1943, HCKW Collection, Hooghalen; Löwenhardt Collection

Westerbork until 1942