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- This is an example of a French officer's room at Heidelberg. The occupant has a comfortable set up: his space is separated by partitions and includes a wide range of furniture including several chairs, a stool, a hassock, and a table covered with a colorful table cloth. The prisoner has decorated the walls of his room with silhouettes of French POW's and a map (and decorated the light as well).
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- These French prisoners of war are Protestant and live in very comfortable quarters. Two are writing letters on a table covered with a cloth and their bookcases are decorated with curtains. In addition, the walls of their room are decorated with wall paper and paintings.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This pen and ink drawing by a British prisoner shows the Greek school house at Kastamuni where the Turks incarcerated British POW's captured at Kut-al-Amara.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This sketch shows Sherif Bey, the commandant in charge of the prison camp at Kastamuni during World War I.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- A British prisoner drew this picture of a two-story house, known as the "Turkish Khan," where the Turks incarcerated British POW's in Ouchak. A minaret of the mosque stands in the background of the drawing.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- A British POW drew this picture of Ali of Kedos, a Turkish non-commissioned officer who served as the "second in command" in the prison camp at Kedos.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Photograph of a room for French officers at the prison camp at Halle-am-Saal. The officers enjoy separate beds and blanket-covered closets. There are photographs on the bed stands, a tea pot, and packages on the top shelf. A prisoner sits in a collapsible chair knitting while another stands with his pipe. Officers enjoyed a much higher standard of living in comparison to imprisoned enlisted men.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This war prisoner drawing shows the prisoners' barracks at the prison camp in Kedos. British POW's lived in three stone buildings; two two-story buildings and a one-story barrack.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- A Belgian war prisoner and a German guard paint scenes in the prison camp compound in Celle. Prisoners had considerable time on their hands and art was a means to pass their days.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This pen and ink drawing is a portrait of "Little Napoleon," the Turkish interpreter at the prison camp at Kastamuni.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries