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PRISONERS

of WAR

in FRANCE

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Exposition de tableaux de maîtres modernes . . .

Vente au profit de l'œuvre « le vêtement du prisonnier de guerre ».

Galerie Georges Bernheim

Exhibition of paintings of modern masters . . .

Sale to benefit the fund to clothe prisoners of war.

Galerie Georges Bernheim.

Paris : Devambez, [1916]

Poulbot, Francisque, 1879-1946, artist

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

german POW WW1 prisoner prisonnier guerre 14 18  1914 1918

Official photograph taken on the British Western Front in France.

German prisoners in batches of 1,000 arriving at a prisoners of war cage

Photograph shows a long line of German soldiers,

prisoners of war, walking along roadway, somewhere in France.

between 1916 and 1918

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

german POW WW1 prisoner prisonnier guerre 14 18  1914 1918

German prisoners in France returning from work

Photograph shows German prisoners with spades in a field in France during World War I.

1917

Bain News Service, publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

german POW WW1 prisoner prisonnier guerre 14 18  1914 1918

U.S. soldiers & German prisoners

Photograph shows American soldiers with German prisoners of war during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2016)

1918

George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress)

german POW WW1 prisoner prisonnier guerre 14 18  1914 1918

British Women's work in France.

Sister dressing the wounds of a German prisoner.

Observe the gold stripes on the Guard's arm denoting that he has been wounded

October 1917

Photographer  : American Press Association.

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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Albert

Albert.jpg

Photograph shows German prisoners bringing in wounded soldiers

and captured machine guns during the third Battle of the Albert, near Courcelles, France,

August 21, 1918 during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2016 and similar image on Imperial War Museums website)

1918 Aug. 21

Bain News Service, publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

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Close-up of German prisoners of war at mess Camp Miramas, near Marseille, France

 Signal Corps U.S.A.

Photograph shows German prisoners of war preparing food in outdoor kitchen.

August 22, 1918

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Marseille

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Marseille

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The open air kitchen used by German prisoners while a new mess hall and kitchen is being erected Camp Miramas, near Marseille, France

Photograph shows German prisoners of war cooking in large pots in outdoor kitchen.

Signal Corps U.S.A.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

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Cambrai

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British Official Photograph From the Western Front.

Offensive on the Cambrai Front.

Scene at an advanced Dressing Station of a Highland Battalion.

German prisoners hauling up wounded by a windlass from deep dugout

February 1918.

 Photographer: Press Bureau

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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Cambrai

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Offensive on the Cambrai Front.

Curious incident of the battle.

Scene at an Advanced Dressing Station of a Highland Battalion.

German prisoners hauling up a wounded by a windless from a dug-out

February 1918.

 Photographer: Press Bureau

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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Château Thierry

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Group of German prisoners near the joint canteen of the AMERICAN RED CROSS,

and the Y.M.C.A. at Château Thierry

May 30, 1918

Photographer : C.H. Bissell, Miss Harper,

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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Cleaning the streets.

German prisoners at the port of entry

January 1918

Photographer  : Foster       

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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Le Liège

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Two German prisoners and French officer who supervises them sowing wheat

on ARC farm at Le Liege for the re-education of men mutilated in the war

July 1918

Photographer : ARC Commission to France       

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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Tours

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American Red Cross Chaplain, Rev. F.M. Eliot,

taking the home addresses of interned German prisoners,

so that their families may be notified that they are well.

They showed much appreciation of favors.

Picture taken at Base Hospital No. 7 at Tours.

Oct. 1918

Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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Vichy

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Returned American soldiers

Prisoners of war marching into Vichy.

Dec. 10th upon their return from American Prison Camp at Rastatt, Germany

where the total of 2700 were quartered

10 December 1918

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

vichy german POW WW1 prisoner prisonnier guerre 14 18  1914 1918

Vichy

Vichy.jpg

Returned American soldiers

Prisoners of war marching into Vichy.

Dec. 10th upon their return from American Prison Camp at Rastatt, Germany

where the total of 2700 were quartered

10 December 1918

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

vichy german POW WW1 prisoner prisonnier guerre 14 18  1914 1918

Vichy

Vichy.jpg

Returned American soldiers

Prisoners of war marching into Vichy.

Dec. 10th upon their return from American Prison Camp at Rastatt, Germany

where the total of 2700 were quartered

10 December 1918

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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