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1. Game of Chess at Ruhleben

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Interned civilians pass their afternoon watching a game of chess between two prisoners on lounge chairs in the prison camp at Ruhleben. The camp fence is behind the spectators and a German guard watches from a stand between the wires in the background.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Attempts at Security in Ruhleben

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While self-government was the foundation of life and camp discipline at the prison camp at Ruhleben, the Germans still spied on the internees to find out what they were doing. In this drawing, a German guard peers through the keyhole to watch men play cards by candlelight.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries