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- A French prisoner peels a pile of potatoes in the kitchen at Muensingen in this wood cut. Potatoes were easy to boil in the large camp ovens and provided an important source of starch in POW diets. A cat enjoys sitting in the kitchen behind the prisoner.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- British internees wait outside the parcel post office window to pick up packages from their families or friends. The Germans had to inspect the parcels for contraband before turning the packages over to the prisoners.
- Date Created:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- As a punishment camp for Allied officers, usually men who had attempted to escape from other camps, there were not many options for prisoners for recreation. This French prisoner is passing time by drawing sketches of battle scenes to decorate the walls of the ward at Cologne (Koeln).
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This was the dining hall officers used in the prison camp at Heidelberg. Each of the tables is covered with a white table cloth and each place is set with a bowl, plate, and cup. Note the bottles of wine on the back table and on the sill of the rear window.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- A Russian Orthodox priest in vestments holds an outdoor divine service in the prison compound at Goerlitz in front of a make-shift altar. Wooden barracks stand in the background of the photograph.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Fresh-baked bread rolls out of the oven in the prison bakery at Guetersloh. A prisoner holds a loaf of bread. Bread was served with all of the meals in German prison camps and mass production was essential to maintain daily caloric requirements.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- These three Italian prisoners are recovering from wounds or illnesses and are outdoors, enjoying the fresh air at Mauthausen.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Two Russian prisoners show several wood carvings they produced in a prison camp. These talented carvers produced this wooden seal.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Exterior view of the officer's camp and quarters at Pforzheim, showing Allied officers lounging in chairs in the tree-lined prison yard.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This photograph shows a European Russian prisoner of war who was incarcerated at Altdamm early in the war. The Germans captured huge numbers of Russian troops in East Prussia and Poland during the first year of the conflict.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
