French Orchestra at Ohrdruf

Notes:

Nine members of the stringed orchestra at Ohrdruf pose for this photograph. The American YMCA shipped musical instruments to prison camps as part of the Association's social program. Access to instruments permitted musicians the opportunity to maintain their talent in preparation for post-war employment and the music performed by the orchestras and bands in prison concerts helped boost the morale of the prison population in general.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Ohrdruf, Entertainment, Music, Orchestra, YMCA, French POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Conrad Hoffman, "In the Prison Camps of Germany," New York: Association Press, 1920, 168A.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/582