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1. Divine Service at Ruhleben

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F. Wade drew this picture of a religious service in the YMCA Hall at Ruhleben. A minister delivers a sermon from the pulpit to a packed congregation. The Association made the hall available to members of any faith as a means to promote spiritual life within the prison camp.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Welfare Financial Statement from Ruhleben

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The prison camp committee's financial statement up to April 1915 showing the facility's receipts and expenditures for various camp activities. These funds supported the wide range of welfare activities conducted for interned British civilians at Ruhleben.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. The Boer Giant at Ruhleben

Notes:
One of the most unusual internees at Ruhleben was this South African giant, who towered over the other men in the camp. As a South African subject, the Germans interned him with the other Commonwealth prisoners.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

4. Game of Chess at Ruhleben

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Interned civilians pass their afternoon watching a game of chess between two prisoners on lounge chairs in the prison camp at Ruhleben. The camp fence is behind the spectators and a German guard watches from a stand between the wires in the background.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

5. British Athletic Spectators at Ruhleben

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This photograph shows spectators watching an unidentified sporting event on the infield of the race track at Ruhleben.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

6. Social Corner at Ruhleben

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British internees at Ruhleben relax in deck chairs next to "La Boheme," a social-gathering place. Two German non-commissioned officers join the photograph to the right.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

7. The Theater at Ruhleben

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The British internees could produce a wide range of plays and musicals in the theater at Ruhleben. This photograph shows internees in the middle of set construction for a new production.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

8. Spring Flower Show at Ruhleben

Notes:
The Ruhleben Horticultural Society presented a Spring Flower Show on Easter Saturday, 30 March 1918, in the Ruhleben prison camp. British internees developed green thumbs to improve the appearance of the camp and for educational purposes.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

9. Garden Cultivation at Ruhleben

Notes:
The civilian internees at Ruhleben constructed elaborate trellises for their flower gardens which improved the appearance of the camp and gave the internees a hobby to pass their time. Note the clothing in the background handing out to dry on the clothes line.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

10. Entrance to the Compound at Ruhleben

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Interned British civilians enter the main compound at Ruhleben through the gates after an afternoon of sports and recreation on the race track.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries