Interior of a Barrack at Ruhleben Known as the Horse Box

Notes:

Drawing of the interior of an internees' room at the Ruhleben prison camp. Three internees lived in a horse box inside of the stables of the race track. Internees were free to acquire property to improve their standard of living. British civilians made the best with the existing horse stables where they were assigned for living quarters.

Date Created:

1917-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Ruhleben, Camp Order, Quarters, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Israel Cohen, "The Ruhleben Camp," London: Methuen and Company, 1917, 46B.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/627