• After their arrival in French territory, newly released American prisoners received "comfort bags" from the American Red Cross. Red Cross personnel stand to the right in front of the Red Cross truck. Source: WPA Photo Collection, Kautz Family YMCA Archives, Photo 68F, Minneapolis, MN.

Source: WPA Photo Collection, Kautz Family YMCA Archives, Photo 68F, Minneapolis, MN.

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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  • American: 1900-present
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