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2921. French POWs Install a Barbed-Wire Fence

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With German labor in short supply and Allied prisoners of war in abundance, the Germans used POW labor to construct prison camps during the war. Two French prisoners work on the perimeter fence; one holds the wire in place with a pair of pliers while the other nails the wire to the post. A civilian watches the activity with interest.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2922. Group Photograph of First American POWs Incarcerated in Germany

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Group photograph of the first 21 American prisoners of war in Germany, taken by a WPA secretary during a camp visit.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2923. Austrian and German POW Camp Money

Notes:
The examples on this page of prison camp script comes from Freistadt (one Krone) and Kleinmuechen (one Krone) in Austria and a variety of stamps from the 14th Army Corps Inspector General's office based in Carlsruhe in Baden.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2924. Three Mark Script Note from Zwickau

Notes:
This is an example of a three-Mark bill issued on 1 January 1916 for use in the prison camp at Zwickau. The note clearly indicates that it can only be spent to purchase goods in the prison camp. The Germans sought to prevent the use of this money to bribe the guards or to support an escape from the camp.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2925. Allied POW Tied to a Stake

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A prisoner of war, wearing only a towel around his waist, is exposed to the elements while tied to the stake for punishment at the prison camp at Lamsdorf.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2926. View from the Prison Camp at Angora

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This drawing of the city of Angora was drawn by a British prisoner of war from his barracks. He depicts the city and the citadel on the top of the hill. Art work provided POW's with entertainment and relief from the monotony of incarceration.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2927. Disinfection Station at an Austro-Hungarian Prison Camp

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Exterior view of the disinfection station of an unidentified Austrian prison camp. Allied POW's reported to this station when arriving at a prison camp. Austrian doctors identified sick prisoners for quarantine and disinfected healthy POW's to prevent the outbreak of epidemics within the prison camps. Prisoners' uniforms were disinfected and the men subjected to baths, showers, hair cuts, and delousing.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2928. The Brown and Gold - 1910

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Western State Normal School 1910 Yearbook.
Date Created:
1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2929. Brown and Gold - 1916

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The Brown and Gold - Volume VI. The year book published by the Senior Class Western State Normal School.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2930. Jud Knapper's Boys' Store, "Back to School" display window

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Advertising. Window "Back to School" display at Jud Knapper's Boy's Store, 143 North Burdick, features mannequins and musical instruments including snare drum, conga drum, trumpet, guitar, and maracas. Clothing includes Kalamazoo Teem Mates sweaters and pants and Westchester Slacks. Client: Kalamazoo Pant Co. (Photographic Negative)
Date Created:
1964-08-13T00:00:00Z
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