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1. Christmas Opening of the YMCA Hall at Purgstall

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Russian prisoners stand bare-headed in the prison compound at Purgstall during a Christmas celebration during the dedication of the new Association hall in January 1917. A group of Austrian officers stand to the left, next to the POW choir. The YMCA hall is decorated with garland and a large Christmas tree. On the platform by the door stands a WPA secretary, Edgar MacNaughten, and the camp commandant.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Interior of the YMCA Hall for Russian POWs at Crossen

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This photograph shows the interior of the Association building at Crossen-an-der-Oder. Russian instructors, from the POW population, teach a class for their fellow countrymen. The YMCA strove to provide educational opportunities to prisoners of war to help them find better jobs and help their families after repatriation.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. Opening of the YMCA Hall at Darmstadt

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This photo provides a view of the main entrance to the new YMCA hall at Darmstadt during the building's dedication ceremony. French Arab prisoners stand as a guard of honor in preparation for the event. The prisoners, who constructed the building, decorated the hall with garlands to celebrate the occasion.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

4. YMCA Hut Dedication at Braunau-in-Boehmen

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Austrian officials and officers join Russian (to the left) and Serbian (to the right) prisoners for the opening of the James Stokes Hut at Braunau-in-Boehmen, the first Association building for POW's in the Dual Monarchy. Professor Karl Witz-Oberlin, the Secretary-General of the Austrian YMCA, stands in the center of the photograph (he is the bare-headed civilian), while Christian Phildius, a Secretary-General of the World's Committee in Geneva, stands at the angle of the walk (he is in civilian clothing and top hat). Note that the Russian and Serbian prisoners wear identification badges on their caps.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

5. Inauguration of the YMCA Hall at Hart

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This outdoor ceremony marks the official inauguration of the YMCA building in the prison camp at Hart. Russian prisoners join Austrian officers and an American YMCA secretary, Edgar MacNaughten (the Senior WPA Secetary for Austria-Hungary), in opening the decorated hall.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

6. YMCA Hall at Crossen-an-der-Oder

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This is a photograph of the exterior view of the new Association building in Crossen-an-der-Oder recently completed by POW laborers. The YMCA hut became the center of social, educational, and spiritual activities in the prison camp. Note the imperial German flag flying above the building.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

7. View of the Prison Camp at Ruhleben (Gray Scale)

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Aerial view of the prison camp at Ruhleben which housed British and Commonwealth interned civilians during World War I. This drawing shows the race track, grand stands, barracks, casino, tea house, New Town, guard room, gates, and hospital which made up the buildings of the prison camp. The Association constructed a YMCA hall on the open ground between Barracks II and XI.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

8. Russian POWs Praying at Crossen

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A Russian Orthodox priest conducts an outdoor service in the prison compound at Crossen-an-der-Oder in front of the YMCA building. The German authorities gave the Russians special permission to pray for the health of the Russian imperial family for this occasion.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

9. Classroom in the YMCA Hall at Braunau-in-Boehmen

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The YMCA helped boy prisoners in the prison camp at Braunau-in-Boehmen to learn to read and write in this classroom in the Y hall. The Association persuaded Austrian authorities to concentrate Russian and Serbian boys in the Austrian prison camp system at Braunau so they could receive better treatment and the opportunity to gain an education to make them better men and future citizens.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

10. Inauguration of the YMCA Hall at Purgstall

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Russian prisoners assemble in the prison compound at Purgstall for the dedication of the new YMCA building on Christmas Day, 8 January 1917. The camp commandant, several Austrian officers, Austrian officials,and several Association secretaries (including Edgar MacNaughten) stand on the platform at the entrance to the building next to a large Christmas tree. A group of Austrian officers stand as group to the left; a choir is about to perform to the left of the platform, while members of the prison band, with instruments provided by the YMCA, peek around the corner to the right, ready for their cue to begin playing.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries