French Bowling Game at Eichstaett

Notes:

French and Belgian prisoners engage in a bowling game in the prison compound at Eichstaett. A crowd of spectators enjoy the competition, although a prisoner to the right is reading a book. In the background, POW clothing dries on wash lines next to one of the camp's stone buildings.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Eichstaett, Sports, Bowling, Hygiene, Laundry, French POWs, Belgian POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: D. Backhaus, "Die Kriegsgefangenen in Deutschland," Berlin: Verlag Hermann Montanus, Photo 162, 1915, 83.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/972