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1. General View of the Prison Camp at Danzig

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This photograph provides a view of the barges and barracks at the north end of the prison camp at Danzig on the Vistula River. Prisoners unload planks from barges tied to the docks near the prison camp. The Germans housed some Allied POW's in the barges on the river bank.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Women Washing at Holzminden

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Women wash their clothing in tubs outside of their barracks at Holzminden. They are accompanied by their children and a man stands on a ladder, to the right, repairing a window.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. Interned Women Sewing at Holzminden

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French women from Ban-de-Sept, a village in the Vosges, sit in their barracks and sew in the prison camp at Holzminden.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

4. Prison Compound at Freiburg in Winter

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Allied officers stand in the snow in the courtyard of the prison camp at Freiburg. The officers' camp was located in the old university building in the town and the prisoners had access to the quadrangle. As demonstrated by the heavy now on the branches of the trees, a snow storm just ended. The prisoners are carrying wood to heat their quarters.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

5. Sports Day at Celle

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British enlisted prisoners participate in the YMCA Sports Day competition at the prison camp at Cellelager before a large crowd of spectators of Russian POW's and German officers. Note the construction of a new barrack in the background.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

6. Hospital and School at Purgstall

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Russian prisoners address a drainage problem in the camp compound at Purgstall under the direction of an Austrian non-commissioned officer. A group of Russian prisoners stand in the background next to the hospital school building (Number 255).
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

7. Construction of the YMCA Hut at Crossen

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This photograph shows a view of the prison camp at Crossen-an-der-Oder from the central watch tower, showing the church and the site of the future YMCA building the American Association planned to construct. The POW's have already built several barracks and a church inside the compound. The photograph shows several of the camp's barracks and buildings under construction.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries