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1. Meeting of the Executive Committee of the World's Alliance of YMCA's in Geneva

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The members of the Executive Committee of the World's Committee met on a monthly basis in the World's Alliance headquarters in Geneva. This photograph was taken in 1913 and many of these men would soon return home to support the young men called to their nations' colors.
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1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2. Plenary Meeting of the World's Alliance of YMCA's in Geneva in 1917

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The Executive Committee continued to meet on a monthly basis throughout the Great War and this photo was taken in the Board Room in 1917. The members of the committee include (sitting left to right): F. Thomas, Adolf Hoffmann, Christian Phildius, F. L. Perrot, Paul Des Gouttes, H. Fatio, A. Rappard, H., Audeoud, and E. Choicy, as well as (standing in the rear, left to right) Theodore Giesendorf, Rudolf Horner, and Victor Schlaeppi.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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3. World's Committee of the World's Alliance of YMCA's Meeting in Geneva in 1910

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Members of the World's Committee met in Geneva in May 1910 for a plenary session. This photograph was taken on the steps of the World's Alliance headquarters.
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1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
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4. American POWs Disembark Train in Switzerland

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A train from Germany carrying American prisoners of war arrives at a train station in Switzerland where they are met by American Red Cross nurses and Allied officials. They will soon reboard another train for their official release in France.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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5. Repatriated American POWs Arrive in Switzerland

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This train filled with American prisoners is greeted by American and Allied officers at a railroad station in Switzerland.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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6. American War Prisoners' Aid Secretaries in Switzerland

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This is a group photograph of the American WPA secretaries and their families who had just left Germany in February 1917, after the United States broke off diplomatic relations with the German Empire. The group traveled to Lausanne where some continued WPA work with the World's Alliance and others transferred to war work with the Allied armies. The individuals in the photograph included: 1) Lewis Dunn; 2) Mrs. Alfred Lowry; 3) Alfred Lowry; 4) Louis Wolferz; 5) Mrs. Lewis Dunn and Betty Dunn; 6) Joseph Wehner; 7) A. R. Siebens; 8) Mrs. Conrad Hoffman and Louise Hoffman (holding the teddy bear); 9) Spencer Kennard; 10) J. Gustav White; 11) Carl Michel; and 12) Mrs. Gustav White. It is interesting that the WPA secretaries were able to bring their wives and daughters with them to Germany in support of their mission. Of the transfers, Wehner was killed in France in 1918.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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7. War Prisoners' Aid Secretaries in 1916

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Three important World's Alliance secretaries, who were active in War Prisoners' Aid, posed for this photograph in 1916. They were, from left to right, Theodore Geisendorf, General Secretary, Geneva and a member of the World's Committee WPA staff; Rudolf Horner, once secretary in Spain and Portugal for the World's Committee Extension Service; and Darius Alton Davis, director of WPA work in France, Italy, and Sardinia.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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8. Repatriated French POWs Wait for a Train in Switzerland

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Seriously wounded French prisoners of war return from German prison camps, awaiting their train at a station. They participated in an exchange program in which POW's returned home through Switzerland.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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9. World's Alliance of YMCA's Headquarters in Geneva

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This is an exterior view of the World's Alliance of YMCA's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland in 1922. The Association would soon move from this building to new facilities on the Quai Wilson on Lake Geneva.
Date Created:
1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
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10. YMCA War Prisoners' Aid Inquiry Office

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The World's Alliance in Geneva ran a War Prisoners' Aid (WPA) Inquiry Office to help friends and relatives get in contact with missing friends and family members in prison camps. The Inquiry Office worked with the national WPA offices and various Ministries of War in belligerent countries to locate POW's and send them needed supplies.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries