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Date: 1916
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Cartoon of life in Camp, Heidelberg P.O.W. Camp, Germany, Aug. 1916, WWI

Pg. 15: Drawing captioned “Rules for kriegsgefangene! Prisoners, being purely guests, are forbidden:— (1.) To get up later than 7. a.m.; (2.) To be seen uncovered below the waist, ie the wash-places.; (3.) To escape. Hush!!; (4.) To have civilian clothes in their possession.” signed “Heidelberg, 12 May. ‘16; [signature illegible]”. Memento Book. [Note: "kriegsgefangene" is “prisoners of war”]