[American prisoners of war being escorted by German soldiers]

Details

Identifier2014-06-04_image_420SourceThe Wilbur D. Kennedy World War I Collection (2014-06-04), Box 3CreatorKennedy, Wilbur D., 1893-1943DescriptionPhotograph of American prisoners of war being escorted by German soldiers down a dirt road, Germany, April 20, 1918. Some prisoners do not have shoes and are walking in socks or with bags wrapped around their feet. A sign by the road reads: "Gasgefahrzone! Maske geschultert bei Gasbereits [illegible] auf brust."

Inscription on photo: "20-4-1918 Sef. Amerikaner."

Part of photograph album documenting Wilbur D. Kennedy's military career with the U.S. Army and Air Service, 1917-1919.Creation Date1918-04-20SubjectWorld War, 1914-1918United States. ArmyGermany. HeerGermany. ArmyPrisoners of warSoldiersHorsesAnimalsPlaceGermanyOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Wilbur D. Kennedy World War I Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United StatesLicense

Materials were digitized as part of a Digitizing Hidden Collections grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). Digital files are made available under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND. For commercial use, please inquire via our image/research request form.

Depicts or Relates to

CollectionWilbur D. Kennedy World War I CollectionCollection AreaArchives

Admin

Rights Holderpublic domain

OCR Text Transcription Edit Edit +-Close

Save Cancel + Row + Column