Photo albums documenting works of Nazi art theft unveiled

Two photo albums documenting works of art and furniture stolen by the Nazis during World War II were unveiled Mar. 27 after being discovered by a Dallas-based foundation that was contacted by relatives of two soldiers who had taken them from Adolf Hitler’s home.

Robert M. Edsel, founder and president of Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art starts to show two newly discovered albums containing photographs of art works and furniture stolen by the Nazis during World War II after they were unveiled at a news conference in the Meadows Museum at SMU in Dallas, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2012. The Dallas-based Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art had been contacted by relatives of two World War II soldiers who took the albums from Hitler’s home. They’ll be donated to the U.S. National Archives. (AP Photo/LM Otero)