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- A British prisoner of war painted this view of the town of Changri and the fortress from the Barracks Field. Art work provided POW's with a pastime during their captivity. Allied prisoners played a variety of sports on the Barracks Field to help them stay in physical shape.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- A British prisoner sketched this two-story house near the school in Kastamuni where the Turks incarcerated British POW's.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- A French sculptor works in his workshop at Guestrow on a statue which will be part of a POW memorial in the prison camp cemetery. There are three other statues under construction which will commemorate fallen comrades from the prison.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- The town of Kedos suffered from a great fire during the Great War which destroyed most of the community. This is a drawing by a POW shows the town nestled in the hills before the conflagration.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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
- Notes:
- This drawing shows Allied prisoners walking on the main street of Kedos with the Great Mosque in the background. POW's were free to walk in the city after they gave their parole, or word, not to try to escape.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- French and Belgian officers pose with their instruments for this photograph from Halle-am-Saal. The prisoners have formed a string orchestra consisting of violins, cellos, and an organ and their music sits on metal music stands. There are cartoons pinned to the wall in preparation for a future production.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- French-speaking Belgian prisoners of war lived in this barrack at Goettingen. The Walloons' facilities were comfortable; they had access to desks and a large collection of books. Their walls are decorated with a number of pictures. Goettingen was a propaganda camp for Belgian POW's, who received special privileges during their incarceration.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- French prisoners work on a sand and cement mosaic of Marianne, the symbol of the French republic at the prison camp at Koenigsbrueck. This type of outdoor art work was very popular in the camp. Russian and French prisoners stand around the mosaic for the photograph.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Two Russian prisoners of war show their paintings to an unidentified YMCA secretary during a visit to an unidentified German prison camp. Angels appearing from heaven on the battlefield are the themes of both paintings on the easel. The YMCA provided art supplies to prisoners to encourage them to paint. POW's often displayed their art work at POW exhibitions and sold their art in neutral countries to earn some money.
- Date Created:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries