Inauguration of the YMCA Hall at Hart

Notes:

This outdoor ceremony marks the official inauguration of the YMCA building in the prison camp at Hart. Russian prisoners join Austrian officers and an American YMCA secretary, Edgar MacNaughten (the Senior WPA Secetary for Austria-Hungary), in opening the decorated hall.

Date Created:

1916-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Austria-Hungary, Austria, Hart, Camp Order, Administrative Buildings, YMCA, YMCA Secretary, Edgar MacNaughten, Russian POWs, Austrian Officers, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: "For the Millions of Men Now Under Arms," 2:10 (1 February 1917): 26F.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1414