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- This was the interior of an enlisted men's barrack for French prisoners of war in the prison camp at Goettingen. While the prisoners did have some belongings, which are stacked on the shelves behind the POW's, the conditions were very cramped in this barrack. There is room, however, for a piano against the back wall which one of the soldiers is playing.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- The German Ministry of War issued this prison camp visitation permit to Reverend Archibald C. Harte and the administration at the prison camp at Goettingen stamped the document. Harte established a working relationship with the camp commandant, Colonel Bogen, and Goettingen received the first YMCA hut for War Prisoners' Aid services in Germany.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Four Russian officers relax in their quarters in the prison camp at Koenigstein. Their table is covered with a nice white linen, a table lamp, a double tea pot, and desert dishes. One prisoner reads a newspaper, while the officer behind him appears a bit bored. The standard of living enjoyed by officers was far superior to the lifestyles of enlisted prisoners.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- This photograph shows the Cilician Gates looking north, showing the stream and road bed for the Berlin to Baghdad Railway. Allied prisoners provided the labor force for the construction of this railway line through this Taurus Mountains pass. Although Allied prisoners were slow workers and resorted to sabotage whenever possible, the Turks still preferred POW labor for their railroad construction projects rather than employing local workers.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- The Germans enjoyed the British surrender to their Turkish allies at Kut-al-Amara in April 1916. This cartoon shows a Turkish soldier holding a triumphant Turkish flag, while a wounded British lion limps away in bandages. The Turk is depicted as the "lion tamer," reflecting the second major British deferat in the Near East (after the Gallipoli debacle ended in January).
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- This photograph portrays the interior of the Roman Catholic chapel in the prison camp at Hajmasker showing the altar, the communion rail, and portrait of Christ praying above and behind the altar. Mario Bargato, an architect from Milan and an Italian prisoner, designed the chapel.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Bloody street fighting erupted between Hungarian Honveds and Serbian infantry during the Austro-Hungarian assault on Belgrade in October 1915. These men are fighting in the old town section of the Serbian capital.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- People - Daily Life. Events. Family and 50th anniversary portrait taken in interior of 3707 Old Colony. Portrait includes Agnes Jordan and Robert S. Jordan, both seated in chairs, and their three grandchildren, Robert Jordan, Elizabeth Jordan, and Michael Jordan. Client: Robert Jordan, Old Colony Road, Kalamazoo, Michigan (Photographic Negative)
- Date Created:
- 1972-12-31T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- 12 photos and one note in event - 11047
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- Bride and groom, Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell J. Chojnowski, posing in aisle of Stetson Chapel at Kalamazoo College. Mrs. Chojnowski, née Janet M. Schlobohm, is wearing veil and gown and holding wedding bouquet. Groom is wearing white suit, white shoes, and rose boutonniere. Minister is visible in background.
- Date Created:
- 1939-08-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- 9 photos in event - 145
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- Education. Business Scenes. Interior view of Read Field House, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Client: Miller-Davis Company (Photographic Negative)
- Date Created:
- 1957-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- 9 photos in event - 7559