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THBA remarkable WWII album of typescripts, watercolors, and maps made by German prisoners-of-war
Lot 55
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Nov 25, 2025
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WORLD WAR II [Continental Central Enclosure No. 19 - 1944/45.] An album of typescripts, watercolors, charcoal, pencil, and ink drawings, maps, and diagrams by German prisoners-of-war. Foucarville, France: 1945. Cloth over carved wooden front panel depicting the seal of the Continental Central Enclosure No. 19. 13 1/4 x 12 inches (3 4x 30 cm). Binding scuffed and dust soiled, minor nicks to wood panel, adhesive remnants on rear panel, hinges a bit loose but holding firm. An engaging album of POW life in Normandy, composed by the inmates. In a signed coda to the Unit History, Lt. Col. Warren J. Kennedy, commander of the Enclosure, explains that the present album is intended to recount the development of POW Enclosure No. 19: "Our mission was the administration of an Enclosure with a capacity of 20,000 Prisoners. Our job, in addition to administration, has been the construction and operation of an Enclosure whose capacity was three times as great. It would be idle to pretend that it has been easy. Yet all the while, we never lost faith in the eventual success of our mission. Now, months later, our confidence has been justified." The remarkable series of watercolors, drawings, and maps depicts every aspect of camp life: labor details, dances and theatre, open-air lectures, and so on; as well as nearly all of the camp buildings, ranging from the dispensary and pharmacy to the POW "Cathedral."No condition report? Click below to request one.*Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available. Request a condition report
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