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1. Parcel Delivery to Erfurt

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French prisoners of war and German non-commissioned officers pose in front of a wagon filled with recently arrived parcels outside of the Post Office at Erfurt. A pile of parcels stands to the left behind the prisoners. German censors will inspect all of these packets before they are distributed to the prisoners. The photograph shows a number of buildings in the prison compound as well as the wagon that transported the postal materials.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Arrival of Parcels at Ulm

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A wagon full of parcels stands outside the prison camp parcel post office at Ulm. French prisoners unload the wagon under the watch of a German non-commissioned officer. A German officer watches from the right, standing next to a basket full of goods. The parcels will be inspected by German censors and then distribution to the POW camp population. Note that the wagon is not designed to be pulled by a horse; the prisoners pulled the wagon from the train station to the camp.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries