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1. Infirmary at Giessen

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French Arab prisoners receive an inoculation and have their dressings changed by German and French doctors in the infirmary at Giessen. The POW at the right is somewhat suspicious of the ministrations of the German doctor.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Hospital Ward at Giessen

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French orderlies provide care for the sick and wounded Allied prisoners in a hospital ward at Giessen. The beds are full of recovering soldiers and the ward is well heated by the large stoves in the center aisle of the building. While many of the patients can sit up for the photo, one of the African prisoners appears quite ill. Four prisoners are playing a card game in the center of the ward.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. Hospital Ward at Friedrichsfeld

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French orderlies pose with the patients in the hospital ward in the prison camp at Friedrichsfeld. All of the beds are filled with sick and wounded prisoners, but only one patient appears to be too ill to sit up in his bed.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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4. Wounded French POWs at a Belgian Cloister

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French prisoners recuperate in the garden of a Belgian cloister. A priest speaks to the prisoners as nurses/sisters stand by the door to the building.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

5. Potato Preparation at Friedrichsfeld

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Russian and French patients in the hospital ward at Friedrichsfeld peel a basket of potatoes outside in the hospital courtyard. Preparing daily rations was a major undertaking in German prison camps.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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6. Hospital Garden at Giessen

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A group of sick and wounded French colonial soldiers stand in the hospital garden at Giessen under the care of French orderlies. They are recuperating in the fresh outdoor air.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries