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771. Disinfection Oven at Muensingen

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A prisoner of war loads clothing into the disinfection oven at Muensingen. The potential for epidemics within prison camps due to lice and other vermin forced the Germans to regularly disinfect prisoner clothing. Live steam, provided by the boiler to the left of the oven, killed vermin and decontaminated uniforms.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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772. Magazine Advertisements at Ruhleben

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Comical ad in "The Ruhleben Camp Magazine" for the Cubbie Temperance Hall. The facility is ideally located for tourists seeking relaxation. The ad shows various views of the camp and the many conveniences patrols enjoy, including a view of the artificial lake and the construction of the building above sea level (drainage was a problem for parts of the camp).
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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773. Entrance to the Prison Camp at Wiesa

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Two Allied officers enter the entrance to the prison building at Wiesa bei Annaberg, a facility located in the Erzbirge in Saxony. The walkways are well tended with flowers and the YMCA constructed a chapel for Allied POW's at Wiesa.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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774. The Theater at Celle

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This drawing shows the interior of the French theater (the Theatre de la Détente Cordiale) in the Celle Schloss (Palace). The theater's name is play on the pre-war political agreement, the Entente Cordial, between Britain and France. The theater features a stage with scenes and props. Allied officers viewed performances from the comfort of chairs.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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775. Siberian Couple Incarcerated at Hammerstein

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The Germans captured a number of interesting prisoners during the war. This Siberian couple is actually a man and his wife--the "soldier" in the Russian uniform on the right. She apparently disguised herself as a soldier to join her husband in military service. German authorities apparently decided to keep the couple together at Hammerstein instead of sending the woman to a civilian camp with a female population.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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776. Canadian POWs at Goettingen

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Scottish soldiers were not the only troops in the British Army to wear kilts. These Canadian prisoners of war at Goettingen talk outside of their barrack.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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777. French Basketweavers at Landau

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Prison camps required the services of skilled craftsmen to help the facility operate properly. Four French prisoners work outside of their shop in Landau-Ebenberg weaving baskets. Often POW's apprenticed with experienced craftsmen in prison and learned a new trade which they could practice after their repatriation.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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778. POW Coat of Arms at Kedos

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British prisoners designed this coat of arms to represent the prison camp at Kedos with a bit of humor. The arms depict a crowned lion, which represents England, with a chain around its neck. The coat of arms declares the French motto, "Without butter and without buns."
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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779. A YMCA Secretary and War Prisoners' Aid Committee in an Austro-Hungarian Prison Camp

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An unidentified WPA secretary poses with a group of ten Russian prisoners of war in an unknown Austrian prison camp. These men may have been members of the YMCA Welfare Committee which oversaw welfare activities in the prison camp.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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780. Knight's of Columbus Christmas party, children with Santa Claus

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People - Daily Life. Events. Masked Santa and children at Knights of Columbus Christmas party. Decorated tree in background. Client: Knights of Columbus (Photographic Negative)
Date Created:
1944-12-16T00:00:00Z
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3 photos in event - 1911