Prison Camp Laundry at Puchheim

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Notes:

Exterior view of the laundry/wash house in the prison camp at Puchheim during the winter. The prison laundry kept uniforms and linen clean and free of vermin, which prevented the outbreak of contagious diseases.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Puchheim, Sanitation, Hygiene, Laundry, Wash, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Wilhelm Doegen, "Kriegsgefangene Voelker," Berlin: Vertrag fuer Politik und Wirtschaft, 1921, Photo 16, 54B.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/600