A Game of Checkers in an Austro-Hungarian Prison Camp
Description:
An American and a French POW play a game of checkers, while another prisoner drinks tea and a French prisoner writes a letter. Arab, French, and British prisoners watch the competition as spectators. The wide range of nationalities in the photograph depicts the world war the Central Powers faced in Europe.
Institution:
Western Michigan University Libraries
Rights:
No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: YMCA Photo Collection A, Kautz Family YMCA Archives, Photo 12H, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
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text