• A thriving commercial district emerged on the infield of the race track at Ruhleben. This drawing shows Bond Street, which featured Ye Olde Pond Shops—the canteen, outfitters, and the police station. Source: Cohen, The Ruhleben Camp, 1917, 68B.

Source: Cohen, The Ruhleben Camp, 1917, 68B.

From Pursuit of an "unparalleled opportunity": American YMCA and prisoner of war diplomacy among the Central Power nations during World War I, 1914-1923 by Kenneth Steuer

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