Earthen Dug Outs at Tuchel
Description:
Four Russians stand in the doorway of their earthen barrack at Tuchel I. They have decorated the front of the barrack by painting designs around the door and windows. These types of earthen huts were considered unsanitary and unhealthy by neutral inspectors because of the lack of ventilation which contributed to the spread of disease. On the other hand, these barracks were insulated by earth from the wind and were warm in the winter.
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Western Michigan University Libraries
Rights:
No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Backhaus, D., "Die Kriegsgefangenen in Deutschland," Berlin: Vertrag Hermann Montanus, Photo 40, 1915, 41.
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