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1. Cramped Cell in the Castle at Rastatt

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Civilian prisoners did not enjoy the same quality of accommodations in the old fortress in Rastatt in comparison to the prison compound for Ukrainian POW's. This drawing depicts the cramped and airless condition of a cell for French internees in one of the bastions.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Women Washing at Holzminden

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Women wash their clothing in tubs outside of their barracks at Holzminden. They are accompanied by their children and a man stands on a ladder, to the right, repairing a window.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. French Internees Passing Time in a Cell at Rastatt Fortress

Notes:
This drawing portrays French civilian internees pass their time in conversation, reading, and writing. Most of these men were serving time as hostages to ensure a peaceful occupation of French territory. Life for civilians in the bastion at Rastatt was tedious as civilian prisoners spent a great deal of their time in monotony because they did not have access to the same programs POW's enjoyed in prison camps nor did they have the chance to work outside of their cells.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

4. Interned Women Sewing at Holzminden

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French women from Ban-de-Sept, a village in the Vosges, sit in their barracks and sew in the prison camp at Holzminden.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

5. Interned Children at Holzminden

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Children play in the streets of the prison camp at Holzminden outside of their one-story wooden barracks. The Germans incarcerated interned French families at Holzminden early in the war as enemy aliens. While the prison camp was segregated into men's and women's compounds at night, internees could visit other sections of the facility during the day.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

6. Children Leaving the Women's Camp at Holzminden

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A group of children leave the women's compound of the prison camp at Holzminden accompanied by a Landsturm guard. They pass by a sentry's guard box, which marks the entrance to the women's section of the camp and may be enroute to school or some other activity. Interned civilians were divided into two compounds at Holzminden: one for men and the other for women. The sexes were segregated at night but the gates were opened during the day.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

7. Interior of Grain Facility Which Housed French Hostages at Milejgany in Lithuania

Notes:
This is a view of the interior of the grain storage facility at Milejgany in Lithuania where the Germans imprisoned more than 450 French hostages in January 1918.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries