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711. Stadt Halle, 50 Pfennig [side two]

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Back of 50 Pfennig monochrome German note. Blue color tone; a large "50" in the center of the bill; text along a dark blue border, "Die Fälschliche anfertigung dieses scheines wird mit zuchthaus bis zu zehn jahren beschstraft." (Falsification of this bill will be punished with up to ten years of hard labor.)
Date Created:
1920-05-01T00:00:00Z
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Collection:
World War II Propaganda Collections

712. Der Kämpfer

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Campaign election material printed in support of the SPD during the July 31, 1932 Reichstag election. It includes many political cartoons that mock the other political parties including the NSDAP. It calls Hitler a baron and exclaims that the Eiserne Front must get rid of them. It tells the voter that there are no workers, farmers, or middle class members working with Hitler. Item viewed as a LUNA BookReader object.
Date Created:
1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Collection:
World War II Propaganda Collections

713. Kurnool

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ND 44-1, Edition 1, India and Pakistan 1:250,000, and Series (Standard map series designation system) ; AMS U502
Date Created:
1956-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Collection:
South Asia Maps

714. Hooding ceremony for Charles S. Lewis at 1965 Commencement, Western Michigan University

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Charles S. Lewis’s hooding ceremony at the June 1965 Commencement at Western Michigan Univeristy. Charles S. Lewis receives Honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Western Michigan University. Lewis served as Principal of Detroit Central High School. Dr. James Miller and Dr. L. Dale Faunce appear in the photo.
Date Created:
1965-06-01T00:00:00Z
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Collection:
Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection

715. Leaf from the Collection of Stipple Engravings

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A leaf from the Collection of Stipple Engravings. C. Taylor was the publisher as well as the artist. It was printed at "No. 10, near Castle Street, Holbern" in 1786. This collection was very popular for its time, and was published yearly with only minor changes until 1790. Some plates from this volume are by W. Nutter and J. Ogborne. It was published in London, October 1, 1788.
Date Created:
1786-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Pages from the Past

716. French Internee in Prison Cell at Fort Hirson

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This drawing shows the prison cells at Fort Hirson from an outdoors perspective. A civilian looks out of his cell, holding the bars which prevent his escape.
Date Created:
1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
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717. Cover Page of the Worlds' Alliance List of Traveling Library Books

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Cover of the "Bibliotheque des prisonniers de guerre," published by the World's Alliance of YMCA's. This book listed the contents of the different series of traveling libraries available to prisoners of war working on Arbeitskommandos, far from prison camp libraries. The books which composed these libraries were published before the war and focused on history, literature, natural science, and vocational works.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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718. Soccer Game at Darmstadt

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For entertainment and to keep in shape, athletic matches became popular at the prison camp at Darmstadt. These French POW's are playing soccer on the athletic field at the camp.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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719. Reading Room at Giessen

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Entente prisoners read books, journals, and newspapers in the reading room at the prison camp at Giessen. The room is well attended and features a clock, several paintings, and two statues. All of the seats at the table are taken by prisoners who pass they idle hours by reading.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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720. Painting of the Castle at Kastamuni

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A British POW sketched the citadel on the hill overlooking at Kastamuni, showing the ruins of the old castle. Prisoners painted the unique scenes that they encountered during their incarceration in Turkey.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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