Library Reading Room at Cassel

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Notes:

French and Russian prisoners read books and newspapers in the reading room and library at Cassel. They sit at benches and will be warmed in the winter by the large oven in the middle of the room. The rear wall is decorated with a variety of pictures. Given the large number of POW's in the room, reading was important for inmates in terms of education and entertainment during the prisoners' free time.

Date Created:

1916-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Cassel, Education, Entertainment, Reading, Library, Reading Room, French POWs, Russian POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Charles Correvon, "Aus deutschen Kriegsgefangenlagern, Zeite Folge," Frankfurt am Main: Literarische Anstalt, Ruetten, und Loening, 1916, 91.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/865