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1. Weekly Shower at Cologne

Notes:: The conditions in the Schnurgasse fortress prison in Koeln were dismal for Allied officers. The POW's had an opportunity to shower only once a week and then the supply of hot water was very limited.
Date Created:: 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Russian Carpenters at Work at Koeln (Cologne)

Notes:: Skilled Russian carpenters work in a wood shop in the prison camp at Wahn bei Koeln. They are producing ornate chairs, including a three-legged chair to the right. Note that some of the prisoners wear red arm bands on their upper arms for identification purposes.
Date Created:: 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. French Artist at Cologne

Notes:: As a punishment camp for Allied officers, usually men who had attempted to escape from other camps, there were not many options for prisoners for recreation. This French prisoner is passing time by drawing sketches of battle scenes to decorate the walls of the ward at Cologne (Koeln).
Date Created:: 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries