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1. British POWs at Goettingen

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English prisoners of war assemble in front of the new YMCA Hall at Goettingen for a group photograph. The new hall is decorated with evergreens for the inauguration ceremony.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2. View of a German Prison Camp

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German officers inspect the entrance to an unidentified prison camp in Germany. The building to the left in the rear of the photograph is the YMCA hall, while the building to the right is probably the prison camp church.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. YMCA Hall at Goettingen

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Prisoners of war dry their clothing in the prison compound at Goettingen in front of the YMCA hall (the building with the steeple). Several groups of men sit on benches outside of the Red Triangle building while a Landstrum sentry marches on guard duty. Others take advantage of the nice day and wash and dry their laundry. The YMCA became the center of the prison camp's social life during the war.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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4. Inauguration of the YMCA Hall at Goettingen

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Representatives of the prisoners of war incarcerated at Goettingen stand in front of the new YMCA hall. The building is festively decorated with pine garlands for the inauguration and the Red Triangle symbol is mounted over the door.
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1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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5. Official Delegates at the YMCA Hall Inauguration at Goettingen

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Photograph of the official delegation which attended the inauguration of the first American YMCA hall in a German prison camp. Dignitaries attending the celebration included Dr. Carl Stange of the University of Goettingen (standing in the front row from left to right), Ambassador James W. Gerard of the United States, and Colonel Bogen (commandant of the prison camp). Archibald C. Harte, the American YMCA representative, stands in the front row to the right. Allied prisoners stand in the background in front of the YMCA hall.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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6. Russian POWs outside the YMCA Hall at Goettingen

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Russian prisoners of war at the prison camp at Goettingen pose for a photograph in front of the new YMCA hall just opened in the camp. The Association Hall was the first American constructed facility in any of the prison camps of Europe.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries