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1. Flemish Library at Goettingen

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A Belgian prisoner of war peruses the bookshelves in the Flemish library at Goettingen. The library is well stocked with furniture and pictures decorate the wall. The YMCA made every effort to obtain books for POW's in a wide range of languages.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Artists at Work at Celle

Notes:
A Belgian war prisoner and a German guard paint scenes in the prison camp compound in Celle. Prisoners had considerable time on their hands and art was a means to pass their days.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. French Illustrator at Muenster

Notes:
German authorities often provided prisoners with recognized talent special treatment so they could pursue their vocations. In this photograph, a French POW, Morales, who worked as an artist for the magazine "Illustration," had his own studio at Muenster III to continue practicing his art.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

4. British Officers' Room at Freidberg

Notes:
Six British officers occupied this room at the officers' prison camp at Friedberg. In comparison to the enlisted men, officers enjoyed a much higher standard of living. They had access to furniture, standing closets, and desks in addition to a large common table. They could also decorate their room with pictures and maps and a guitar hangs in the corner.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

5. Russian Officers' Room at Friedberg

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Seven Russian officers shared this room in the prison camp at Friedberg. They enjoyed individual beds, several chairs and tables (one with a table cloth), standing closets, and individual cupboards, a far better standard of living in relation to enlisted prisoners. The inhabitants decorated the walls with maps, publications, and pictures and a guitar on the wall in the corner.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

6. French Artist at Cologne

Notes:
As a punishment camp for Allied officers, usually men who had attempted to escape from other camps, there were not many options for prisoners for recreation. This French prisoner is passing time by drawing sketches of battle scenes to decorate the walls of the ward at Cologne (Koeln).
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries