Russian POWs Bowling

Notes:

Russian prisoners participate in a game of lawn bowling in the prison compound in Germany. Several prisoners examine the standing pins, while others wait their turn on a bench. The POW's went to considerable pains to construct bowling lanes for these games.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Russian POWs, Sports, Bowling, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Wilhelm Doegen, Kriegsgefangene Voelker, Berlin: Verlag fuer Politik und Wissenschaft, Photo 35, 1921, 110B. Image is out of copyright.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/9