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2851. Interior of Grain Facility Which Housed French Hostages at Milejgany in Lithuania

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This is a view of the interior of the grain storage facility at Milejgany in Lithuania where the Germans imprisoned more than 450 French hostages in January 1918.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2852. Interior of a Barrack at Ruhleben Known as the Horse Box

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Drawing of the interior of an internees' room at the Ruhleben prison camp. Three internees lived in a horse box inside of the stables of the race track. Internees were free to acquire property to improve their standard of living. British civilians made the best with the existing horse stables where they were assigned for living quarters.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2853. French POWs Morning Wash at Wuerzburg

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French prisoners enter the washroom in the enlisted prisoners' camp at Wuerzburg for their morning wash. In many camps, POWs had to wash outdoors despite the weather.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2854. Entrance to the Courtyard at Wuerzburg

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This photograph shows the exterior of the fortress, including the gate to the inner courtyard at Wuerzburg. The fortress served as a prison facility for Allied officers and offered tight security. The Germans tended to assign Allied officers to fortresses for incarceration because they had more time on their hands in relation to enlisted men (officers were not required to work) and had more incentive to escape confinement.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2855. Balalaika Orchestra at Goettingen

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The Russian prisoners of war at Goettingen formed a balalaika orchestra. Their musical instruments ranged from small mandolins to the large bass balalaika.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2856. Trial Room at the Prison Camp at Marmosa-Sziget

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The failure of many of the officers of the Polish Legion to take the oath of allegiance represented a political threat to the new Regency Council in Warsaw. Hungarian authorities conducted treason trials in this court room in Marmosa-Sziget.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2857. Insignia of Polish Internees at Marmosa-Sziget

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This insignia was worn by Polish Legionaires, incarcerated by the Hungarians in Marmosa-Sziget. The insignia includes the Polish eagle, with an iron cross shield which shows the date of the establishment of the Polish republic and the letters PL (Polish Legion).
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2858. Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Nursing Home, four young men dancing for residents

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People - Daily Life. Four young men perform dance for residents of Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Nursing Home. Kalamazoo, MI. May 1969. Client: Senior Citizens Home (Photographic Negative)
Date Created:
1969-05-01T00:00:00Z
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3 photos in event - 10573

2859. Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra performance at Chenery Auditorium

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Events. View of Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra performance and audience at Chenery Auditorium. Client: Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra (Photographic Negative)
Date Created:
1943-11-14T00:00:00Z
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2 photos in event - 1426

2860. First National Bank, interior, lobby

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Business Scenes. Interior view of lobby, First National Bank, 106 E. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI. Includes rows of metal-grilled teller windows, marble countertops, marble floor, marble check-writing islands with decorative metal grilles, marble drinking fountain, revolving glass doors with large metal fan resting on top ledge, decorative arched ceiling, chandeliers, and double row of floor to ceiling windows. Arched balcony seen on second floor above bank teller area. Client: First National Bank, Kalamazoo, MI. (Photographic Negative)
Date Created:
1947-05-08T00:00:00Z
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