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1. Belgian Cobblers at Senne

Notes:: A group of Belgian cobblers pose outside their workshop with some of the tools of their trade on the table in this 1916 photograph. These men provided an important camp service in terms of repairing worn out shoes and producing new products. Unskilled POWs also gained the opportunity to learn a new trade that they could practice after their repatriation.
Date Created:: 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Workshop at Eichstaett

Notes:: 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
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries