British POW Made Banjoes in Turkey
Description:
This photograph shows the front and back of a banjo made by a British prisoner of war during his incarceration in a Turkish prison camp. The back of the banjo features a picture of a mosque and minaret and has crescent moon and star decorations. Musical instruments were a critical source of entertainment for POW's.
Institution:
Western Michigan University Libraries
Rights:
No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Charles L. Wooley, "From Kastamuni to Kedos," Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1921, 142A.
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text