Airing the Beds at Muenster
Description:
French and British prisoners are engaged in a "cootie hut" outside of their barracks and next to the laundry at Muenster. The POW's had to regularly take their bedding outside for airing to get rid of lice and other vermin. In this camp, prisoners took their wooden bunks outside as well for cleaning. Some prisoners pass the time by playing board games while others simply sit around talking. German authorities were constantly vigilant to prevent the outbreak of epidemics in the densely crowded barracks of enlisted men.
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Western Michigan University Libraries
Rights:
No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: "The British Prisoner of War," No. 11 (November 1918): 125.
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