Open Air Band Concert at Muenster

Notes:

The YMCA provided musical instruments which allowed French POW's to form bands and orchestras in prison. Access to instruments gave skilled musicians the opportunity to continue practicing for post-war performances and concerts improved the morale of the general camp population. The band at Muenster is performing an afternoon concert in the prison compound. Note the laundry drying outdoors outside of the barracks.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Muenster, Entertainment, Music, Band, Laundry, Camp Order, Quarters, Hygiene, YMCA, French POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Conrad Hoffman, "In the Prison Camps of Germany," New York: Association Press, 1920, 56A.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/576