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- Notes:
- This drawing portrays French civilian internees pass their time in conversation, reading, and writing. Most of these men were serving time as hostages to ensure a peaceful occupation of French territory. Life for civilians in the bastion at Rastatt was tedious as civilian prisoners spent a great deal of their time in monotony because they did not have access to the same programs POW's enjoyed in prison camps nor did they have the chance to work outside of their cells.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This drawing depicts a French officer distributing pay to British officers in Magdeburg. Prisoners in this camp received metal discs in lieu of German money. These discs could be traced back to individual prisoners, a practice designed to reduce bribery of the German guards.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This photo provides a view of the main entrance to the new YMCA hall at Darmstadt during the building's dedication ceremony. French Arab prisoners stand as a guard of honor in preparation for the event. The prisoners, who constructed the building, decorated the hall with garlands to celebrate the occasion.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- German non-commissioned officers carefully inspect newly-arrived packages in the Parcel Post Office in Duelmen for contraband. The traffic in illegal materials forced the Germans to dissect parcels which ruined the contents of the packages.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- French women from Ban-de-Sept, a village in the Vosges, sit in their barracks and sew in the prison camp at Holzminden.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- A group of Polish Legionnaire officers, including a Catholic chaplain (sitting on the right) and several women (standing in the back row) pose for a photograph at the prison camp at Huszt between two Hungarian guards.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Residential Scenes. People - Daily Life. Woman and man looking at washtub in laundry room. Note: There is a texture on parts of the negative that were not part of the original photograph. This does not minimize the value of the imagery. Client: Trade Development Corp. (Photographic negative)
- Date Created:
- 1939-08-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- 21 photos in event - 134
- Notes:
- People - Daily Life. Societies - Service Organizations. Six unidentified soldiers served by woman at U.S.O., 131 E. Kalamazoo Avenue. Client: Sutherland Paper Company (Photographic Negative)
- Date Created:
- 1944-06-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- 1 photo in event - 1654-D
- Notes:
- People Working. Man in overalls laying down slabs of 'Parham Insulation,' Unidentified location. Client: Parham Insulating (Photographic Negative)
- Date Created:
- 1949-02-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- 12 photos in event - 3646
- Notes:
- Residential Scenes. Exterior of light flag stone, ranch style home. Location unknown. Client: Miller Lumber Company (Photographic Negative)
- Date Created:
- 1950-08-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- 11 photos in event - 4351