RPPC, German POW Yard

Postcard

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Picnooga

2023.020.002 Recto: Black and white photograph of the prison yard at the German Prisoner of War Camp at Fort Oglethorpe
2023.020.002 Recto

Black and white photograph of the prison yard at the German Prisoner of War Camp at Fort Oglethorpe

Name/Title

RPPC, German POW Yard

Entry/Object ID

2023.020.002

Description

A black and white photograph mounted on postcard paper showing the fenced in yard of the German Prisoner of War Camp at Fort Oglethorpe. The view shows men in dark uniforms lounging inside of the prison yard with buildings and a guard tower in the background on the other side of the fence. The verso is stamped "May 17 1917" and "Fort Oglethorpe, GA. | Censored" . The note on the verso is in German.

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

Collection

Armed Services Collection

Postcard Details

Primary Language

German