Russian POWs Clean Up Upon Arrival at an Austrian Prison Camp

Notes:

Under the direction of Austrian sentries, Russian prisoners conduct preliminary cleaning of their clothing as the first step in the disinfection process. The POW's then proceeded to the disinfection station for a serious cleaning.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Austria-Hungary, Hygiene, Wash, Disinfection, Laundry, Russian POWs, Austrian Guards, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: "The Great War in Pictures," No. 6 (1915): 32.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1517