Records Office at Purgstall

Notes:

Russian prisoners work in the Records Office in the prison camp at Purgstall. While some of the POW's are working, one is warming water on the wood stove, another is drinking a cup of tea, and one appears to be dealing with an itch in his boot with a stick. The Records Office was an important part of the general administration of a prison camp.

Date Created:

1917-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Austria-Hungary, Austria, Purgstall, Camp Order, Administrative Building, Security, Nutrition, Russian POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: YMCA Photo Collection A, Kautz Family YMCA Archives, Photo 13H, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1465