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841. Secret Writing Sample

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This is a photograph of the original letter, written in French; when exposed to certain chemicals, a secret message appeared. The Germans discovered the letter and were able to expose the secret message.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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842. Prison Kitchen at Mainz

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This is a photograph of the kitchen in the officers' prison camp at Mainz. Officers enjoyed fresh fruit and canned vegetables with their meals. Meals were prepared in the large vats to the left. Note the day's menu written on the chalk board at the foot of the pressure cooker.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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843. Interior of the Mosque at Zossen (Wuensdorf)

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This photograph shows the interior of the mosque at Zossen-Wunsdorf, a gift to Islamic prisoners from Kaiser Wilhelm II. Several men are studying the Koran inside the building. Arabic inscriptions from the Koran decorate the walls of the building. This was first practicing mosque in Germany (others had been moved as war trophies in earlier wars against the Turks and rebuilt in German states).
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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844. Polish Jewish POW Imprisoned in Altdamm

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This photograph shows a Polish Jewish prisoner in the Russian Army, in captivity in the prison camp at Altdamm. Jewish POW's were free to practice their religion in synagogues in German prison camps during World War I.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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845. Library Reading Room at Cassel

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French and Russian prisoners read books and newspapers in the reading room and library at Cassel. They sit at benches and will be warmed in the winter by the large oven in the middle of the room. The rear wall is decorated with a variety of pictures. Given the large number of POW's in the room, reading was important for inmates in terms of education and entertainment during the prisoners' free time.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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846. Japanese POWs Wrestling at Frankfurt-an-der-Oder

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Two Japanese prisoners wrestle in a competition in the prison compound at Frankfurt-an-der-Oder under the supervision of a referee. This match is very popular, given the number of spectators sitting the perimeter of the wrestling ring.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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847. Neil's Automotive Service, trade show display

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Advertising. Display for Neil's Automotive Service, distributor of Bendix Products, and "School's Out in the American Bank lobby, at 136 East Michigan, features art deco metal railing. Client: Neil's Automotive (Photographic Negative)
Date Created:
1940-08-06T00:00:00Z
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Collection:
1 photo

848. Miller Lumber Company, home exterior, brick ranch house

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Residential Scenes. Exterior of brick ranch style home. Client: Miller Lumber Company (Photographic Negative)
Date Created:
1950-08-15T00:00:00Z
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11 photos in event - 4351

849. Robert Godfrey's home on Sheffield Drive, exterior

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Exterior of Robert Godfrey's residence on the corner of Sheffield Drive and Winchell Avenue. The house is located at 2360 Sheffield.
Date Created:
1949-01-12T00:00:00Z
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850. Tractatus de varys et virtutibus

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In modern limp vellum, smooth spine, title in blue and red ink on spine; armorial stamp of Comte Chandon de Briailles on front and back covers; sewing along the lower margin where the parchment was mended, 2-line blue initial with contrasting pen florishes in red extending into the margins; paragraph marks alternating red and blue; rubricated in red; capitals touched in red; foliated in Roman Numerals on the recto of each leaf; text written around a mended cut in parchment, A treatise on the Virtues and Vices that includes an eighteenth-century forgery of its medieval provenance open to leaves 28v-29r marked with a green ribbon., 2 columns of 33 lines ruled in light lead; written in gothic cursive, and Written, probably in Italy, in the late 14th or early 15th century. From the book-label: au Cte. Chandon de Briailles. mss. 68. Jointly purchased by Western Michigan University and the Newberry Library in 2011.
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