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- General view of the prison camp at Hameln, highlighting the commandant's office (the first building on the right) and the prison school house (the building on the left). There is a decorative garden in front of the commandant's office and the wooden barracks of the camp can be seen in the background.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- The English prisoners of war produced a number of theatrical performances in the theater at Goettingen. In this photograph, four "couples," which include four "young ladies," promenade outdoors.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Furlorn French prisoners have finished their dinners in an unidentified German prison camp but their stomachs remain hungry. This photograph depicts the harsh conditions prisoners faced as a result of the Allied blockade.
- Date Created:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- American POW's wash up and shave in the morning at the outdoor sinks outside their barracks at Rastatt. They had to use cold water taps for their toilet. Daily washing was important for maintaining hygiene in prison camps and helped reduce the outbreak of disease.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Drawing of 500-odd Allied officers strolling around the "prison square" while some officers kick a soccer ball around in the center of the compound at Mainz. The daily walk was a way for officers to receive some exercise while exchanging the latest social gossip.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- German censors at Puccheim intercepted this package containing bacteria for germ warfare against cattle and pigs. The photographs show the original message found in a cigarette tin; translations of the message into French and German, the container, the seal, the rubber bladder, the glass tube with the bacteria, and the German document of authenticity. Assured that the bacteria presented no threat to the health of the POW, the prisoner was instructed to give the bacteria to livestock which would undermine German meat production.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- French Muslim prisoners from North Africa line up for roll call outside of their barrack at the prison camp at Zossen-Wuensdorf. The Germans concentrated Muslim POW's from North Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Russia in this prison camp which served as a propaganda facility.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This photograph shows a view of the prison camp at Crossen-an-der-Oder from the central watch tower, showing the church and the site of the future YMCA building the American Association planned to construct. The POW's have already built several barracks and a church inside the compound. The photograph shows several of the camp's barracks and buildings under construction.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Due to the popularity of the theater, the Germans constructed the New Doeberitz Empire in a wooden building, which officially opened on 8 September 1917. The photograph shows the stage of the new theater.
- Date Created:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- German officers give the non-commissioned officers the password for the day for distribution to the sentries at the prison camp at Guben. Security was a major priority at prison camps and guards would shoot if a challenge was not met with the correct countersign.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
