International Library at Giessen

Notes:

Photograph of the "Internationale Bibliothek" ("International Library") in the prison camp at Giessen. The walls of the room are loaded with shelves of books and the window is covered with wire netting. The camp library was one of the most popular locations in a prison camp since reading was an important pastime for many POW's.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

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

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Wilhelm Doegen, “Kriegsgefangene Voelker,” Berlin: Verlag fuer Politik und Wirtschaft, Photo 28, 1921, 88B.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1056