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3631. POW Weaving

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A prisoner of war demonstrates his self-made loom to an Association secretary in an unidentifed prison camp. War prisoners performed a variety of services in camps to meet needs.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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3632. POWs Conduct Flood Control Work on the Neisse River in Silesia

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Prisoners on a ferry prepare to work on repairing the banks of the Neisse river in Silesia in support of a flood control project.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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3633. A German Red Cross Nurse Writes a Letter for a Wounded British POW

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A recuperating British officer, suffering from an arm wound, dictates a letter home to a German nurse while another nurse watches.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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3634. Catholic Mass at Rastatt

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Prisoners of war and civilians participate in an outdoor Roman Catholic mass at Rastatt. Note the white cross on the backs of some of the POW's which identifies them as war prisoners.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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3635. Barrack 5 at Ruhleben

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British civilian internees participated in competitions to improve the appearance of the camp by cultivating gardens. This garden is outside of Barrack 5 at the prison camp at Ruhleben.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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3636. Entrance to a Earthen Barrack at Hammerstein

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Russian prisoners stand at the entrance to their earthen barrack at Hammerstein in 1914. These barracks offered few windows, which limited ventilation, but prevented the escape of heat, a major consideration during the long, cold winters of eastern Germany. This particular building was a temporary facility which held prisoners while permanent barracks were constructed.
Date Created:
1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
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3637. Repatriation of Polish Legionaires from Bustyahaza

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While many of the high-ranking Polish Legion officers remained in captivity, these prisoners were discharged from the prison camp at Bustyahaza on 31 March 1918. The signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ended the fighting on the Eastern Front and temporarily established the regency in Warsaw as the legitimate Polish government.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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3638. Orthopedic Frame Company, nurse demonstrating a Stryker turning frame

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Business Products. Nurse with patient operating a Stryker turning frame. Client: Orthopedic Frame Company, Kalamazoo, MI. (Photographic Negative)
Date Created:
1948-03-15T00:00:00Z
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16 photos in event - 3293-K

3639. Rich Colony brick utility building, exterior

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Business Scenes. Industrial Scene. Power plant building with smokestacks. Identified as Rich Colony, possibly part of Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital. Client: Miller-Davis Company (Photographic Negative)
Date Created:
1957-11-01T00:00:00Z
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Collection:
21 photos in event - 7596

3640. Corson's Jewelry store, interior, with customers for selling out sale

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Business Scenes. Two sales clerks stand behind counter facing shoppers inside Corson's Jewelry store during business liquidation sale. Client: Lee Lathrop (Photographic Negative)
Date Created:
1960-07-01T00:00:00Z
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Collection:
3 photos in event 8469