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- The Germans constructed one-story wooden barracks in most prison camps. They were easy for POW labor to construct and relatively inexpensive. This example is from Puchheim. photographed during the winter. Smoke is rising from the three stoves inside the building.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- French and Russian prisoners are working in the prison laundry at Wahn. They stand next to the large bath tubs where POW clothing was washed and some workers hold poles used to mix the clothing in the tubs. In the back of the room stand shallower tubs for rinsing washed clothing. A cart to transport clothing is also in the picture. Clean clothing eliminated lice and other vermin and helped reduce the spread of disease in the camp.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- A group of English and Scottish soldiers and sailors stand in front of their barrack along with several German non-commissioned officers for a group photograph.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Russian prisoners relax on the bank of a small lake while other prisoners enjoy a swim near Grafenwoehr. The Germans fenced off the swimming area to deter prisoners from taking too long a swim. Such excursions usually required prisoners to give their parole, or word, that they would not try to escape during their trip away from camp.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Polish prisoners stroll around the garden in the prison courtyard at Marmosa-Sziget. By growing their own food, POW's could enjoy a diversion and obtain some diversity in their diets. This photograph provides a good view of the exterior of the facility.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- • Contents • Introduction • Academics • Features • Organizations • Residence Halls • Greeks • Athletics • Graduates • Graduate Activities • Faculty Index • Organization Index • Student Index
- Date Created:
- 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Street Scenes - Service Stations. Triangle Service Station, 315 Kalamazoo Avenue at intersection of East Water Street. Owner Les Rice is standing in front of station, and National Storage Company is visible in background. Client: Leonard Refining Company Inc. (Photographic Negative)
- Date Created:
- 1945-05-28T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- 2 photos in event
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- People Working. Cooks preparing food at Bernhard Center, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. Commercial mixer and ovens visible. Client: Russel Strong (Photographic Negative)
- Date Created:
- 1958-10-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- 4 photos in event - 7920
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- Rat drinking from the faucet of a soda fountain spigot at fountain service counter. Image includes gooseneck fountain soda tap dispensers.
- Date Created:
- 1945-04-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- 3 photos in event - 2102
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- Bound in contemporary blind-tooled reddish brown calf over wooden boards. Leather stamped with a central panel of ogival lozenges, each enclosing a central botanical stamp, the whole framed by multiple blind rules and by a broad border of vines and flowers. Original brass bosses and clasps on corner and center of both covers. Two pairs of claps on fore edge catching on upper cover. Tooling includes central panel and rosette and vine-like patterns. Both boards damaged by worms., The spine of a Missal Abreviatum, in latin with contemporary blindpressed calf over wooden boards, and with original corner and center bosses., and Internal evidence, in particular the commemoration of St. Rasso, a local count (d. 954) of Diessen-Andechs, suggests the manuscripts was produced in the monastery of the Augustinian canons regular at Diessen (Cottineau 1: 964) at the southern end of Ammersee. Dated “1491” in contemporary hand on f. 1v. Sold to Phillip J. Pirages by a dealer in German sometime before 1993. Purchased by Western Michigan University Special Collections from Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books in 1993.
- Date Created:
- 1491-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries