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PRISONERS

of

WAR

in

 

SERBIA

BOSNIA - HERZOGOVINA

HUNGARY

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Tesla

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Serbian prisoners

Photograph shows Serbian men, possibly civilians,

taken prisoner at Kreka, near Tuzla,

Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Bosnia-Herzogovina) during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012)

between 1914 and ca. 1915

Bain News Service, publisher

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

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Pozsonyi - Bratislava

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Photograph shows Montenegrin prisoners of war at Somoya near Pozsonyi, Hungary

during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012 and similar image in LOT 9937)

between 1914 and ca. 1915

Bain News Service, publisher

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

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Russian & Serbian prisoners in Serbian village

Photograph shows Russian and Serbian prisoners in Serbia during World War I.

between 1915 and ca. 1920

Bain News Service, publisher

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

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Neusatz - Novi Sad

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Serbian prisoners cross Sava River near Neusatz (Novi Sad)

Photograph shows Serbian prisoners crossing the Sava River near Neusatz, Austria-Hungary

(now Novi Sad, Serbia) during World War I.

 (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012)

1915

Bain News Service, publisher

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

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Belgrade

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The house that Fritz built.

German prisoners constructing students' barracks at Belgrade, Serbia under American direction.

 In order to aid the University of Serbia to open this Fall, the American Red Cross built a camp

where students could live and aided the College to obtain the necessary equipment.

 The University had been closed down for four years and without this American Assistance,

could not have resumed its work until 1920

9 December 1919

Photographer  : ARC Paris Office

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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Belgrade

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Young Serbia at play.

Serbian children enjoying American games for the first time.

After feeding the serbian children the A.R.C. introduced playgrounds for them.

 These were built by German prisoners alongside the schools

which were reopened after a four years' holiday.

The picture shows the playgrounds provided in the capital of Belgrade

26 August 1919

Photographer :  A.R.C. Serbian Comm

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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Belgrade

Belgrade.jpg

Young Serbia at Play.

German prisoners in Belgrade, capital of Serbia,

made a crude imitation of the American merry-go-round for the Serbian children who

are enjoying their first play after an interruption of four years.

The merry-go-round is made of ordinary lumber,

a few strands of steel cables and four American Automobile wheels

30 August 1919

Photographer  : ARC Paris Office

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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Belgrade

Belgrade.jpg

Young Serbia at play.

Serbian children enjoying American games for the first time.

After feeding the Serbian children the American Red Cross introduced playgrounds for them,

these were built by German prisoners in Belgrade along side the schools

which were opened after a four years holiday the games the children play are not much different from these enjoyed by American children.

 "Ring-around-a-rosy" is very popular

30 August 1919

Photographer  : ARC Paris Office

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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Belgrade

Belgrade.jpg

Young Serbia at Play.

Thanks to the American Red Cross the children of Serbia are playing again.

 After feeding the Serbs the Americans provided playgrounds.

 They were built by the German prisoners in Belgrade.

Here are the children using a real American swing for the first time

30 August 1919

Photographer  : ARC Paris Office

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

ww1 guerre 14 18 1914 1918 belgrade serbia hungary prisoners pow

Belgrade

Belgrade.jpg

Young Serbia at play.

Serbian children enjoying American games for the first time.

After feeding the Serbian children the American Red Cross introduced playgrounds for them,

these were built by German prisoners in Belgrade along side the schools

which were opened after a four years holiday the games the children play are not much different from these enjoyed by American children.

 "Ring-around-a-rosy" is very popular

30 August 1919

Photographer  : ARC Paris Office

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

ww1 guerre 14 18 1914 1918 belgrade serbia hungary prisoners pow

Belgrade

Belgrade.jpg

Young Serbians at play.

After feeding the children the A.R.C. introduced playgrounds for them.

The picture shows the playgrounds provided in the capital of Belgrade.

It was built by German prisoners alongside the school which was reopened after four years holiday.

 The "see-saw" is especially popular with the boys

who are here seen wearing the familiar aeroplane cap of the Serbian soldiers

30 August 1919

Photographer  : ARC Paris Office

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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