Italian Tuberculosis Victims at Mauthausen

Notes:

Two groups of Italian prisoners at Mauthausen are stripped to the waist to show the effects of tuberculosis on their decimated bodies. Tuberculosis was a serious problem in prison camps during World War I and especially bad in Austrian camps.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Austria-Hungary, Austria, Mauthausen, Medical Care, Hospital Wards, Italian POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Paolo Modugno, "Dal Sommergibile "Medusa" a Mauthausen," Frosinone, Italy: Claudio Stracca, 1919, 72B.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1428