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20, Caelton House Terrace,
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FOREWORD

HE photographs which are reproduced in this volume
were taken in response to a request made by the
American Ambassador in Berlin. They were originally
designed to form part of the Wurtemberg War Ex-
hibition, and were actually taken by the photographic
section of the Royal Flying Corps.

It should be understood that the prisoners were left entirely
free to choose whether they would be photographed or not. The
photographers had explicit instructions that no prisoner was to be
photographed without his consent, and that neither compulsion nor
persuasion was to be employed to induce anyone to form part of a
group. These instructions were strictly carried out, and it is signifi-
cant of the readiness with which the prisoners allowed themselves to
be photographed that repeated requests were received by the
authorities that copies of the photographs should be placed on sale
in the camps.

The photographs which appear in this book cover six of the
largest prisoners' camps in Great Britain — Donington Hall, Alexandra
Palace, Dorchester, Handforth, Lofthouse Park, and Eastcote. They
illustrate nearly every aspect of life in the camps, and show that the
excellence of the conditions under which the prisoners live are in
striking contrast with the regime which obtains in many of the
prisoners' camps in Germany. It is only necessary to recall the
horrors of a Wittenberg or a Gardelegen to appreciate the admirable
organisation of the prisoners' camps in Great Britain.

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Donington Hall : Front Entrance. German Officers are seen assembling for Roll Call.

The Arrival of the Mail.

A Corner of the Officers' Compound.
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A View of the Kitchens.

The Dining Hall.
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A Summer Game of Football.

The Chapel.
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General View of Alexandra Palace.

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View of the Grounds.

The Tennis Court.

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Some of the Models Built by the Prisoners.

A Beautiful Model Ship.

A Model Yacht Race.

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The Tailors' Shop.

Prisoners Making Models and Toys.

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The Kitchens : Carving the Rations.

The Mid-day Meal ; The Meat Ration.

New Potatoes for Dinner.

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The Poultry Farm.

A Batch of Young Chicks.

One of the Prisoners' Pets ; A Tame Bird.

The Sleeping Hall.

Sleeping Accommodation : The Small Hall.
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The Allotments. Every Prisoner is allowed to have a Garden.

One of the Prisoner's Gardens, tended by himself.

The Barber's Shop.

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Dorchester

Dorchester : General View of the Camp.

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Bathing Parade.

The Open-air Swimming Bath.

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Some of the Prisoners.

Another Group of Prisoners, some of whom have come from the Somme.

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Airing the Bedding : An Afternoon Siesta.

Bringing in the Soup.

A Prisoner with his Pet Rabbit.

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The Kitchens.

The Canteen.

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The Reading Room.

The Y.M.C.A. Games Room.

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A Game of Ball.

Some of the Prisoners' Pets.
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The Hospital, which contains very few patients.

Prisoners off to Switzerland.

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Handforth

Handforth : General View of the Barracks.

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Parcels Arriving from Home.

The Unter-Offiziers' Gardens.

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In Quarters.

An Unter-Offizier in his Garden.

The Sailors' Afternoon Nap.

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The Football Team.

The Football Team : A Good Dribble.
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The Rehearsal.

An Artist at Work.

An Unter-Offizier at Needlework.

A Model Ship, built by a Marine.

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The Kitchens : Clearing Up.

General Quarters.
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LOFTHOUSE

Park.

Lofthouse Park : A View of the Grounds.

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The Main Street.

View of the Chalets in the Garden.
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A Chalet in the Gardens.

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After Lunch : Walking in the Garden.

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The Kitchens.

The Canteen.

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The Recreation Room.

The Billiard Room.

The General Sleeping Quarters.

The Barber's Shop.

Some New Clothes on Order.

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Eastcote

Eastcote : General View of the Camp

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The Flower Garden.

In the Grounds.
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Prisoners in their Garden.

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The Vegetable Garden.

A Model Water-Mill.

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The Bakers at Work.

Another View of the Bakery.

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Outside the Canteen.

The Carpenters' Shop.
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General Sleeping Quarters.

The Theatre.
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