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- The tallest civilian internee in the prison camp at Ruhleben stands next to another inmate and a German non-commissioned officer. He was a Boer from South Africa.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This cartoon, drawn by a British internee at the prison camp at Ruhleben, describes the long awaited day of the end of the war and repatriation. Some of the internees will march out of camp under a banner, others will stack their belongings on a cart, while most prisoners will scramble to gather some of their belongings and escape the confines of the camp for the waiting trains. Note the YMCA hall in the background of the drawing.
- Date Created:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- A group of six French prisoners of war pose for a picture in the compound yard at Wetzlar. This photograph affords a view of the barracks in this camp. One of the French prisoners (identified by his uniform and boots) is wearing a Russian Cossack hat.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Group photograph of Indian prisoners who were entertained by the English YMCA in the London Association building after their arrival from the Netherlands.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- French and Russian prisoners work on shoes and boots in the cobbler shop at Merseberg. The men are busy making new shops and boots or repairing worn out footwear. These skilled laborers provided an important service in the prison camps and unskilled prisoners gained the opportunity to learn a new trade during their captivity. German guards stand in the back of the shop.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This photograph shows a wall of paintings produced by Allied officers at Torgau at an art exhibition in 1915. The paintings range from portraits of women and Serbian soldiers to landscapes, probably of the prison camp and surrounding area. The quality of this art work was quite good and painting was a way prisoners could escape from the confines of the prison, at least mentally.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- French prisoners used these tools to build a tunnel to escape from the prison camp at Zwickau. The tools included a winch handle, air pipe, a pair of pliers, a battery, a plug and washer, a hammer, a bucket, a spade, a sand borer, and an electrical cable. These prisoners were well-prepared for their construction project.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- A group of interned Belgian civilians pose for a photograph near some trees in the compound at Guetersloh. Given the advanced age of many of the internees, they were probably political prisoners rather than laborers. Note the identification bands on their upper left arms.
- Date Created:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Arabs, along with British and Indian troops, shop at the street bazaar in Kut-al-Amara during the Turkish siege. Although the Turks encircled the city, life within the walls continued throughout the siege.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- During their captivity in Asia Minor, British prisoners of war could practice their archaeological skills among the country's ancient ruins. This is a drawing of two coins discovered by a British POW during an excavation.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
