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1. Sunday Afternoon Rest at Goettingen

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Allied prisoners of war of all nationalities enjoy a restful Sunday afternoon in the prison compound at Goettingen. Colonel Bogen, the camp commandant, stands in the foreground to the left.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2. The Camp Commandant at Goettingen

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The French prisoner of representative, Leon Pailet, has a conversation with Colonel Bogen, the camp commandant, and Professor Eric Stange, University of Goettingen, in the prison compound at Goettingen before the inauguration of the YMCA hall in 1915.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. Official Delegates at the YMCA Hall Inauguration at Goettingen

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Photograph of the official delegation which attended the inauguration of the first American YMCA hall in a German prison camp. Dignitaries attending the celebration included Dr. Carl Stange of the University of Goettingen (standing in the front row from left to right), Ambassador James W. Gerard of the United States, and Colonel Bogen (commandant of the prison camp). Archibald C. Harte, the American YMCA representative, stands in the front row to the right. Allied prisoners stand in the background in front of the YMCA hall.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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4. Colonel Bogen--the Camp Commandant at Goettingen

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This is a portrait of Colonel Bogen, the German commandant of the prison camp at Goettingen. It appeared in a copy of "Wooden City," the facility's English newspaper.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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5. Camp Commandant and Professor Carl Stange at Goettingen

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Colonel Bogen, commandant of the prison camp at Goettingen, speaks with Professor Carl Stange, University of Goettingen, in front of the prison administration building. Stange set up university courses at the camp for college POW's.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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6. Front Page of the British Newspaper at Goettingen

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This is the front page of the first edition of "The Wooden City: A Journal for Prisoners of War" in the prison camp at Goettingen. French prisoners at Goettingen received their own newspaper in the Spring of 1915 and this issue began a news service in English on 1 July 1915. Prisoners could receive news about events in camp, sports scores, church services, humor, and other items of interest.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries