- French and Belgian officers pose with their instruments for this photograph from Halle. The prisoners have formed a string orchestra consisting of violins, cellos, and an organ and their music sits on metal music stands. There are cartoons pinned to the wall in preparation for a future production. Source: Backhaus, Die Kriegsgefangenen in Deutschland, Photo 147, 1915, 77.
Source: Backhaus, Die Kriegsgefangenen in Deutschland, Photo 147, 1915, 77.
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| Subjects |
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