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Notes:: This article from Der Krieg provides an overview of German and Austro-Hungarian prison camp money (Lagergeld). Prison camp authorities issued script for Allied prisoners of war to make purchases inside prison camps. These authorities wanted to reduce the amount of money POW's used to reduce any opportunities of bribery of guards or to support escape attempts. Examples of script on this page are from Oberhofen (one Pfennig) in Germany and Chemnitz (ten Pfennige) in Saxony.
Date Created:: 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: A swarm of British civilians climb aboard a train with their belongings which will transport them from the prison camp at Ruhleben to the Dutch frontier. In the Netherlands, the former internees took a ferry home to England.
Date Created:: 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: Russian prisoners work on rabbit hutches in the prison camp at Aschaffenburg. Rabbit meat helped to diversify the diets of the prisoners and added extra meat to the soup.
Date Created:: 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: German non-commissioned officers and translators censor incoming and outgoing Allied mail in Friedrichsfeld. This work took a considerable amount of man hours, not only to read letters, but also to administer. While prisoners could receive an unlimited amount of mail, they were restricted to a certain number of letters and post cards that they could send each month.
Date Created:: 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: Wounded Russian prisoners sit at a German first aid station in Jaroslau after having their wounds bandaged. The German medics are standing in the street next to the horse-drawn ambulance.
Date Created:: 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: A group of eight Italian prisoners of war, recently released from Austrian prison camps, show the ill effects of tuberculosis on their emaciated bodies. The poor diets these POW's received in prison camp contributed to the onset of TB.
Date Created:: 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: Street Scenes - Service Stations. Business Scenes. Exterior view of Ralph Bourner's Gulf Service Station, 1221 N. Burdick and Paterson Streets, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Brick street paving. Client: Gulf Oil Company (Photographic Negative)
Date Created:: 1957-06-01T00:00:00Z
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Collection:: 8 photos in event - 7463

Notes:: People Working. Three kitchen staff preparing pies at Bernhard Center, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, including one using an Anet brand dough roller. Client: Russel Strong (Photographic Negative)
Date Created:: 1958-10-01T00:00:00Z
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Collection:: 4 photos in event - 7920

Notes:: Sikorsky S-39 seaplane owned by flight instructor Irving T. Woodhams on the lake at the Austin Lake Airport and Seaplane Base. Irving Woodhams owned and operated the Austin Lake Airport and Seaplane Base in Portage, Michigan, from 1938 to 1963. Irving Woodhams developed the airport to train Navy students who were continuing in aviation.
Date Created:: 1944-06-01T00:00:00Z
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Collection:: 4 photos in event - 1660

Notes:: Bound in vellum over boards., Written in Gothic textualis, with initials in red, blue, and purple., Circular calendar, Gothic textualis, and Property stamp of Gethsemani Abbey on recto of fol. 1.
Date Created:: [1470 TO 1487]
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