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Italian prisoners returning from Austira, Treviso, Italy

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  • Rinhart Collection II, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, The Ohio State University

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  • Italian prisoners returning from Austira, Treviso, Italy
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Date Created
  • November 16, 1918
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Description

Summary
  • Numerous soldiers stand in distance across a small pool of water, buildings in background
Description
  • Caption on verso: "Treviso Italy. Italian prisoners ret from Austria. Hundreds stopping here enroute home. Sent part way by rail then put off and left to walk across northern Italy. Some walked steadily from 8 to 11 days. Groups still confined to enclosures (Nov 16, 1918) account inadequate facilities for handling"
Provenance
  • The Hine photos form part of the second collection purchased from Floyd and Marion Rinhart, who bought the set from Paul Couper. He acquired them from Ada C. Booth, widow of Capt. L.R. Booth, a member of the Allied Red Cross delegation in Europe.

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Item Identifier
  • SPEC.RARE.FMR.II.6.2.3
Collection Identifier
  • SPEC.RIN.II
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Source
  • Digitized from SPEC.RARE.FMR.II.6.2.3, Rinhart Collection II (b2396760), SPEC.RIN.II, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University

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Extent
  • Image: 12.4 x 10.0 cm
  • Print: 13.3 x 10.9 cm
Medium
  • silver gelatin print
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  • This item, made available for research and educational purposes, may be protected by copyright; the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status.

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