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21. Meeting of the Executive Committee of the World's Alliance of YMCA's in Geneva

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The members of the Executive Committee of the World's Committee met on a monthly basis in the World's Alliance headquarters in Geneva. This photograph was taken in 1913 and many of these men would soon return home to support the young men called to their nations' colors.
Date Created:
1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
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22. Round up of Serbian Internees

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German troops round up all of the males in a Serbian village for internment during the third invasion of the kingdom in 1915.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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23. Russian YMCA Band in a German Prison Camp

Notes:
These Russian prisoners of war were members of the YMCA Band in a German prison which included brass, woodwind, and percussion sections. They are sitting on the stage of a theater where they performed during theatricals. An unidentified Red Triangle secretary sits behind the big bass drum in civilian attire.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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24. View of the Prison Camp at Ohrdruf

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This photograph provides a panoramic view of the prison camp at Ohrdruf. It clearly shows the prison camp barracks, the wire fence (with a German sentry on guard duty), and the Thueringian hills in the background.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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25. Reading Room at Cassel

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This photograph shows the reading room and library at Cassel. French, Belgian, and Russian prisoners enjoy a wide range of reading materials in the library for both education and entertainment.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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26. Barrack Rations Issued at the Camp Kitchen in Goettingen

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Russian, French, and Belgian prisoners of war line up at the window of the camp kitchen at Goettingen where they will receive their barrack's ration of food. They will then carry the meals back to their quarters for the final distribution.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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27. Sunday Afternoon Rest at Goettingen

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Allied prisoners of war of all nationalities enjoy a restful Sunday afternoon in the prison compound at Goettingen. Colonel Bogen, the camp commandant, stands in the foreground to the left.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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28. YMCA War Prisoners' Aid Secretaries in Bulgara

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Ten World's Alliance secretaries who worked in War Prisoners' Aid service in Bulgaria meet in a conference room with the Swiss and two Bulgarian flags draped on the wall behind them. The World's Alliance YMCA symbol is displayed on the wall above the flags. These men provided social services to Allied prisoners languishing in Bulgarian prison camps during the war.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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29. Serbian POWs Shot by Austrian Troops

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Austro-Hungarian troops execute blind-folded Serbian prisoners of war in a firing squad. These Serbian prisoners may have been irregular troops conducting a guerilla war against the Austro-Hungarian occupation forces. Under international law, irregular troops did not enjoy the same protections as regular troops.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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30. Manuscript in Arabic, open

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Bound in leather. Upper and lower covers of leather over pasteboards of another manuscript, now visible. Extensive water damage to binding and all leaves with significant loss of text., First folio and inner cover of an Arabic manuscript, possibly copied by Alhassan Ben Ali Ben Mansour Regraphi Aglaoui, wrapped in leather, worn at corners to show the pastedown “boards”. “Boards” are made of leaves from other manuscripts wrapped in leather. Text written in Arabic script with red rubrication., and 1 column of about 26-28 lines in unknown ruling, written in Arabic calligraphy.
Date Created:
1558-01-01T00:00:00Z
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