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81. Christmas Program at Muensingen

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To celebrate the Christmas season, the French prisoners organized a special concert for December 1917. This program highlights the music performed at Muensingen (the Christmas celebration for Russian and Serbian prisoners would follow in January 1918 due to the Orthodox calendar).
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

82. Balalaika Performer at Goettingen

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A Russian prisoner of war performs a song on his mandolin in the prison camp at Goettingen. Music was an important source of entertainment, especially for Russian POW's.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

83. New Year's Concert Program at Muensingen

Notes:
The holidays were often a very difficult time for prisoners far from home. In response, POW's often organized special concerts and other festivities during this time of year. This is the New Year's Day concert program for French prisoners of war at Muensingen on 1 January 1918.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

84. American POW Band at Rastatt

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The YMCA Band at Rastatt poses for a group photograph. The Association provided the musical instruments for the American prisoners to form a band to entertain imprisoned war prisoners and internees.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

85. Music Verses for the Inauguration of the YMCA Hall in French and English at Goettingen

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Official inauguration program of the YMCA hut at the prison camp at Goettingen, in French and English, p. 4.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

86. British POW Made Cello from Turkey

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A British prisoner of war made this cello during his incarceration in a Turkish prison camp. Through the prisoners' ingenuity and skill, craftsmen in the camps could make musical instruments for bands and orchestras and musicians could then offer the POW's entertainment.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

87. Russian POW Choir Sings in an Association Hut

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This Russian choir is singing inside the YMCA Hall of a German prison camp. Choirs were very popular in military prisons; they could be used in theatricals, perform at special events and festivals, and support religious services.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries