Garden Cultivation at Ruhleben

Notes:

The civilian internees at Ruhleben constructed elaborate trellises for their flower gardens which improved the appearance of the camp and gave the internees a hobby to pass their time. Note the clothing in the background handing out to dry on the clothes line.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Ruhleben, Camp Order, Quarters, Entertainment, Gardening, Hygiene, Laundry, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Henry Mahoney, "Interned in Germany," London: Sampson, Low, Marsten and Company, 1918, 256B.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/633