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Notes:: Interned French civilians and POWs accompany the casket of a dead friend to the cemetery at Parchim. The procession is led by a cross bearer and the casket is draped with flowers. The Catholic priest, who will officiate at the funeral, marches in front of the casket. German officers pay their respects standing among the French war prisoners.
Date Created:: 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: A POW distributes letters outdoors to French and Belgian prisoners at Zwickau. These letters have been approved for dissemination by the German censors. Note the white identification badges sewn on the left breast pocket of the prisoners' uniforms.
Date Created:: 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: British prisoners compete in a soccer game in the prison compound at Dyrotz. In the background, to the left, are the typical wooden barracks found in German prison camps. The larger building to the right, however, may have been the barracks for French prisoners captured at the fortress of Mauberuge in 1914, as indicated by the sign over the entrance.
Date Created:: 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: The members of the British Help Committee in the prison camp at Guestrow work in their well-stocked store room. The shelves of the room are full of packages for distribution to destitute British prisoners in the camp.
Date Created:: 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: Russian Orthodox prisoners in Koenigstein (Russian and Serbian POW's) worshiped in this ornate chapel at Koenigstein. The altar has a number of candles and a painting of Christ triumphant above it; to the left is another altar with three vessels, probably containing sacred oils, with a painting of Christ praying in the Garden of Gethsemane. There are five additional paintings which serve as panels: Christ on the cross; the Virgin Mary holding the Christ child; Christ's ascension; an archangel; and a saint. A painting of the Lord's Supper is positioned above the panels.
Date Created:: 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: British prisoners chase the ball during a field hockey match at Yozgad. Spectators enjoy the tournament from the sidelines. Sports kept the players in shape and provided entertainment for the spectators.
Date Created:: 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: Yearbook published by the 1924 graduating class of the Western State Normal School. Volume 14.
Date Created:: 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: Education. Students, teacher, Mildred Borton, and an unidentified woman salute a flag at half mast in front of Winchell School, 2316 Winchell Avenue. Kalamazoo, MI. June 1969. Client: Mrs. George Borton. (Photographic Negative)
Date Created:: 1969-06-01T00:00:00Z
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Collection:: 4 photos in event - 10584

Notes:: Business Scenes. People - Daily Life. Shoppers in winter clothing at Budd's Jewelers, A Division of Fox Jewelry Company, West Main Mall. Features store decorated for Christmas holidays. Client: Tom Fox, Kalamazoo, MI. (Photographic Negative)
Date Created:: 1969-11-01T00:00:00Z
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Collection:: 10 photos in event - 10643

Notes:: People Working. Women on assembly line tying off cords for AN-M26 parachute flares during WWII. Client: Kalamazoo Stove Company, Kalamazoo, MI. (Photographic Negative)
Date Created:: 1945-06-04T00:00:00Z
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Collection:: 3 photos in event - 2196-M; see also 1512-M

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