Volleyball Game at Rastatt

Notes:

The ball is in play high above the net as American POW's enjoy a game of volleyball in the compound at Rastatt. The American YMCA "invented" basketball and volleyball to make better use of their gymnasiums in Association buildings. WPA Secretaries provided war prisoners with balls and nets to play volleyball in prison camps.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Rastatt, Sports, Volleyball, American POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, Political History, and United States History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Conrad Hoffman, "In the Prison Camps of Germany," New York, NY: Association Press, 1920, 24A.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/379