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301. English POWs Captured at St. Elot Escorted by German Lancers

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British prisoners at St. Elot prepare to march to a prisoner assembly point under guard by German lancers.
Date Created:
1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
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302. French POWs at Avocourt

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The Germans captured these French prisoners, under Uhlan guard, in the Avocourt Woods during the Battle of Verdun in 1916.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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303. French POWs Work on a Sculpture in a German Prison Camp

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A French sculptor works on a memorial in a work shop in a German prison camp. This monument will probably be erected in the prison camp's cemetery to commemorate the POW's who died in captivity. Other prisoners in the shop fill their time reading a newspaper or eating a meal at the table on the right.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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304. Escape Attempt at Mainz

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A British prisoner-of-war attempts to shinny down a drain pipe outside the Citadel in an escape attempt, under the nose of a German Landsturm sentry. Escapes from citadels and fortresses were difficult due to pre-war construction which emphasized security, but did occur from time to time.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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305. French and Belgian POWs in Front of Their Barracks at Meschede

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A group of Belgian and French prisoners at Meschede pose for a photograph in front of their barrack.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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306. The Theater at Ruhleben

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The British internees could produce a wide range of plays and musicals in the theater at Ruhleben. This photograph shows internees in the middle of set construction for a new production.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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307. Mobile Disinfection Chambers at Koenigsbrueck

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The German army provided mobile disinfection chambers to prison camps to help with the demand for disinfecting POW clothing. These three chambers are in operation in the prison camp at Koenigsbrueck under the direction of German NCO's. French POWs, dressed in protective clothing, put clothing into the machines while a British prisoner watches the operation. The German Army used these mobile disinfection chambers for use by German soldiers in the field.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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308. French Rescue of Armenians

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The French render aid to these Armenian refugees who survived the Turkish attempt to wipe them out in 1915. The French picked up survivors in boats and transported them to refugee camps in Port Said in Egypt.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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309. Wedding portrait, Jane Sidnam Heath

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Events. Bride standing outside. Formal outdoor wedding portrait of Jane Sidnam Heath (Mrs. Frank A. Heath) includes full view of gown and bouquet, July 8, 1939. Client: Mr. Sidnam (Photographic negative)
Date Created:
1939-07-08T00:00:00Z
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11 photos in event - 121

310. Klose Electric Company, man at loading dock, Kalamazoo, MI

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People Working. Male employee at loading dock, loading boxes from a hand dolly into the back of a Hooker Motor Freight truck, Klose Electric Company, 509 Mills Street. Also visible are shelves of boxes and overhead fluorescent lighting. Client: Klose Electric Company, 509 Mills Street, Kalamazoo, MI. (Photographic Negative)
Date Created:
1951-01-01T00:00:00Z
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17 photos in event - 4532