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First World War (1914-1918) - Prisoners of War
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1.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Italian Alpenjõger [presumably from the South Tyrol]
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
4 in x 2.6 in (101 mm x 67 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16657
2.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Italian
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
4 in x 2.6 in (101 mm x 67 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16658
3.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Moroccan
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
4 in x 2.6 in (101 mm x 67 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16659
4.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Moroccan
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
4 in x 2.6 in (101 mm x 67 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16660
5.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Senegalese [Sapper from Senegal - Tirailleur von Senegal]
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
4 in x 2.6 in (101 mm x 67 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16661
6.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Senegalese [Sapper from Senegal - Tirailleur von Senegal]
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
4 in x 2.6 in (101 mm x 67 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16662
7.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Arab
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
4 in x 2.6 in (101 mm x 67 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16663
8.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Russian
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
4 in x 2.6 in (101 mm x 67 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16664
9.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Sikh
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
4 in x 2.6 in (101 mm x 67 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16665
10.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Sikh
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
4 in x 2.6 in (101 mm x 67 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16666
11.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Sikh
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
4 in x 2.6 in (101 mm x 67 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16667
12.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Sikh
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
4 in x 2.6 in (101 mm x 67 mm).
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16668
13.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Ghurka
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
4 in x 2.6 in (101 mm x 67 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16669
14.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Ghurka
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
4 in x 2.6 in (101 mm x 67 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16670
15.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Ghurka
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
4 in x 2.6 in (101 mm x 67 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16671
16.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Ghurka
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
4 in x 2.6 in (101 mm x 67 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16672
17.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Sikhs
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
3.7 in x 5.6 in (95 mm x 143 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16649
18.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Sikhs und indische Mohamaddans.
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
3.6 in x 5.3 in (92 mm x 136 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16650
19.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Arabs
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
3.6 in x 5.3 in (92 mm x 136 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16651
20.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Arab, Moroccan, and French prisoners
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
3.7 in x 5.6 in (94 mm x 143 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16652
21.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Moroccan
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
3.8 in x 5.6 in (96 mm x 143 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16653
22.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Moroccan
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
3.75 in x 5.7 in (95 mm x 144 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16654
23.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Ghurkas
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
3.75 in x 5.6 in (95 mm x 141 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16655
24.Unidentified photographer
1915 (ca)
Italian Alpenjõger [presumably from the South Tyrol]
[WWI POW Camp, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia]

Gelatin silver print
3.7 in x 5.7 in (93 mm x 143 mm)
 
Paul Frecker
Courtesy of Paul Frecker
 
A gelatin silver print showing prisoners of war in a camp at Munster in North Rhine-Westphalia. This photograph is from an album compiled by one of the guards at the camp and were taken around 1915. The portraits mainly show soldiers from the French and British colonies. German inscriptions identify the nationalities or ethnic groups of the sitters.
 
LL/16656
   
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