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2691. Camp Mascot at Doeberitz

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This drawing shows the symbol of the prison camp at Doeberitz: a British sailor with a mended uniform, holes in his elbows, and barefoot, leaning against a broken anchor with 'ope (hope) as his motto.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2692. Allied Officers at Halle-am-Saal

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Russian, French, and Belgian officers pose around a cloth-covered table in the prison camp in Halle-am-Saal. The belongings of the officers assigned to this room sit on the shelf and include boxes, photographs, bowls, and cups, while clothing and a pocket watch hand from the shelf.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2693. Wash Day at Goettingen

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British and French prisoners of war are busy washing their clothing and linen outdoors in the prison compound at Goettingen. The eradication of vermin was a constant battle in prison camps as authorities sought to prevent the outbreak of epidemics.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2694. YMCA Committee at Reichenberg

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A group of Russian prisoners pose around a table outside of their barracks in the prison compound at Reichenberg. Max Rieser, a Swiss YMCA secretary, took the photograph in the Spring of 1918. An Austrian prison camp censor approved the photograph in April 1918, as attested by the censor stamp on the right.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2695. Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Nursing Home, choir at senior citizens' home

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People - Daily Life. Choral group performing for residents during 5th Anniversary celebration of the Harold & Grace Upjohn Community Nursing Home. Kalamazoo, MI. October 19, 1969. Client: Senior Citizens Home (Photographic Negative)
Date Created:
1969-10-19T00:00:00Z
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2 photos in event - 10590 10616 10633

2696. Rice Home in Parchment, interior, basement, 323 Parchmount

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Basement interior of the Rice Home in Parchment featuring a ping pong table. Photo was take for Parent's Magazine.
Date Created:
1940-04-18T00:00:00Z
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7 photos in event - 352

2697. Bowers Manufacturing Company, display of windproof lighters

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Display of a package of Bowers windproof cigarette lighters.
Date Created:
1949-05-17T00:00:00Z
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3 photos in event - 3783

2698. Milham Golf Course, exterior, men sitting outside clubhouse

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Groups of golfers with their caddies sitting outside the Milham Golf Course clubhouse waiting to tee off.
Date Created:
1951-09-05T00:00:00Z
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1 photo in event - 4821

2699. BIN Jan. 31 1939 [page 2]

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This article provides the complete text of Adolf Hitler's speech given before the Reichstag on January 30, 1939. The speech contained many threats against the Jewish populations of Europe and is referred to by many historians as "Hitler's Prophesy."
Date Created:
1939-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Collection:
World War II Propaganda Collections

2700. Gutschein der Stadt Ettlingen über fünfzig Pfennige (b) [side two]

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Back of 50 Pfennig polychrome German note. Print image of two nuns atop a convent facing a mob of men with swords. Text above the image: "Da hatt' einmal, in alter Zeit Ettlingen mit den Frauen Streit:" text below the image: "die auf dem ehmals Stästschen Plan ein reiches Kloster hatten stahn."
Date Created:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
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World War II Propaganda Collections