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1. Workshop at Limburg

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French cobblers and tailors work on repairing shoes and clothing in a work shop at Limburg. A German non-commissioned officer oversees the work from the back of the room. The prisoners provided most of the labor needed to keep the prison camp running smoothly and efficiently. Some POW's became apprentices and learned a trade working in such workshops during the war.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Workshop at Eichstaett

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French and Belgian prisoners work on a number of projects in the work shop at Eichstaett. The prisoners at the first work bench repair shoes while another group fixes clothing. Note the sewing machine on the back work bench.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. Russian Tailors and Cobblers at Work at Stendal

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Russian tailors are busy at work at the back of this workshop while cobblers labor behind the screened-wire wall to the right in the prison camp at Stendal. Skilled laborers supported the operation of prison camps by making and repairing shoes, boots, and clothing for the benefit of POWs. Apprentices also gained the opportunity to learn a trade that would help them find work after the war.
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1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries