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41. YMCA Secretary and Doctors at a German Prison Camp Lazarette

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An unidentified YMCA secretary, on the right, stands outside a lazaret in a German prison camp with a Russian doctor and an unknown civilian (in the center). A French orderly and several patients pose by the door of the lazarette.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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42. American POW Newspaper at Rastatt

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This is the front page of the first edition of "The Barbed Wireless," a newspaper for American POW's at Rastatt, a German propaganda camp for Ukrainian prisoners of war (note that the price of the newspaper is in kopeks, the prison camp's currency). The newspaper focused on humor, as reflected on the two headline stories, and cartoons (the newspaper was mimeographed). The editors included sports scores and camp announcements, featuring YMCA activities.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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43. Russian NCO Room at Muensingen

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Russian sergeants and corporals enjoyed a higher standard of living in relation to the rank and file depicted in this drawing of a Russian non-commissioned officer's room in Muensingen. Not only does the non-commissioned officer have a single bed, wall cabinet, and desk, he has a number of musical instruments (a mandolin, balalaika, and accordion) and fans decorate the walls.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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44. International Orchestra at Wahn

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An international orchestra composed of Allied prisoners performs under the direction of a German director in the prison camp at Wahn. The orchestra includes stringed, reed, and percussion instruments and the music stands appear to have been made in the camp. Musical performances helped improve camp morale and many musicians were internationally-renowned before the war.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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45. Washroom at Wuerzburg

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A view of prisoners in a washroom in the enlisted men's prison at Wuerzburg. This photograph was taken from the door way of the washroom and shows the window. Morning washing was important from a hygienic perspective to keep POW's clean.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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46. View of the Exterior of the Hospital at Goettingen

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Two prisoners of war walk along a path outside of the hospital ward at Goettingen. The lazaret was located on the periphery of most camps and separated by fences so that in the event of the outbreak of a communicable disease, the ward could be more easily isolated from the general camp population.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

47. British POWs at Goettingen

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English prisoners of war assemble in front of the new YMCA Hall at Goettingen for a group photograph. The new hall is decorated with evergreens for the inauguration ceremony.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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48. Bandmaster Sandes at Yozgad

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E.C.W. Sandes, a British officer incarcerated in the prison camp at Yozgad, posed for this photograph as "Don Sandesco," the Bandmaster of the POW band.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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49. POW Officers' Mess at Bezau

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Prisoners enjoyed their meals in the hotel dining room in Bezau (Kreuzstein), which was vastly different from the mes halls that enlisted men used in Austrian captivity. The Orthodox cross on the back table suggests that the officers' mess might have served double duty as a chapel on Sunday mornings.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

50. Hammond Machinery Builders, Inc., display bus, exterior, with salesmen

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Industrial Products. People Working. Show bus for Hammond Machinery Builders, Inc. demonstrations. Three men next to bus, and Hammond building in background at 1600 Douglas Avenue, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Client: Hitchcock Publishing Company, Wheaton, Illinois. (Photographic Negative)
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