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1. Reading Room at Cassel

Notes:: This photograph shows the reading room and library at Cassel. French, Belgian, and Russian prisoners enjoy a wide range of reading materials in the library for both education and entertainment.
Date Created:: 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Flemish Library at Goettingen

Notes:: A Belgian prisoner of war peruses the bookshelves in the Flemish library at Goettingen. The library is well stocked with furniture and pictures decorate the wall. The YMCA made every effort to obtain books for POW's in a wide range of languages.
Date Created:: 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. Reading Room at Goettingen

Notes:: British, Russian, French, and Belgian prisoners of war cram into the reading room of the YMCA hall at Goettingen. They have access to books and pre-war magazines in the Association library. To maximize capacity within the hall, the YMCA provided benches, but not tables.
Date Created:: 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries