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- Description:
- 8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a Packard left side view, wire wheels, large exhaust pipe running length of car, parked on track, building in background, two men inside car wearing caps with goggles. Inscribed on photo back: "299" Packard "500" race car, #1 airplane 60 degree-V prototype engine.
- Notes:
- The original materials from this collection are located in the Special Collections at the Detroit Public Library. Additional items that were not digitized may also be available. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original cataloging by the Detroit Public Library
- Date Issued:
- 1905-03-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- 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
- Description:
- Students work in several different mediums in an art class at Walter French Junior High School.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Four unidentified students at Walter French Junior High School, painting a piece of wood.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Gift of Birt Darling.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- 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
- Notes:
- A British prisoner painted this general view of Kastamuni in January 1917. The image shows the tops of the the buildings, minarets, and the citadel on the hill, dominating the town, from surrounding fields. POW's practiced art work to fulfill their time and painted the scenes their encountered in Turkish prison camps.
- Date Created:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- 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
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- 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
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This view of a bridge and some of the buildings in Kastamuni was painted by a British POW. Art work was one way prisoners could develop their artistic skills while in captivity. This represented a typical street scene in the city.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
