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1. 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

2. 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
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. YMCA Garden Show to Ruhleben

Notes:: The YMCA encouraged civilian internees at Ruhleben to plant gardens outside their barracks to improve the appearance of the camp and to give the prisoners projects to help them pass their idle time while in captivity. The Ruhleben Horticultural Society provided prizes to the best garden in this April 1917 competition.
Date Created:: 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries

4. Nursery Garden at Ruhleben

Notes:: The Ruhleben Horticultural Society constructed a greehouse on the grounds of the prison camp at Ruhleben so its members could continue to cultivate a wide range of flowers during the winter months.
Date Created:: 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries

5. Interior of the Greenhouse at Ruhleben

Notes:: A view of the interior of the greenhouse that the members of the Ruhleben Horticultural Society constructed on the grounds of the prison camp at Ruhleben. This nursery allowed members to grow flowers throughout the entire year.
Date Created:: 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries

6. Easter Flower Show at Ruhleben

Notes:: Members of the Ruhleben Horticultural Society took their competition seriously in March 1918. The table in an exhibition hall in Ruhleben displays a wide range of fauna grown in the camp and presented to the camp population at Easter.
Date Created:: 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries

7. Barrack 5 at Ruhleben

Notes:: British civilian internees participated in competitions to improve the appearance of the camp by cultivating gardens. This garden is outside of Barrack 5 at the prison camp at Ruhleben.
Date Created:: 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries