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Prisoners turn themselves into playwrights, and are clearly enjoying it.

Prisoners in the workshop prepare sets for the theatrical production.

Lutheran services in the camp pavilion, which serves as the chapel. There are two such services and one Catholic service held every Sunday. Other religious services are conducted during the week. A large attendance is the general rule. Lutherans have…

Pfc. James Taillie starts his lonely six-hour beat with one of the many dogs trained for sentry duty. The dog will attack anyone except the trainer and the guard.

Mess kitchen in Pw sub camp. German cooks are preparing an evening meal for the men who work in the rice fields on nearby farms.

Rest room for prisoners at PW Camp. Those whose illness does not require hospitalization but can be cured by rest for 24 hours are admitted here.

A POW drops a ballot into an election box to elect a spokesman for the PWs at the Prisoner of War compound in Camp Plauche, Louisiana.

Photograph caption focus on Friedrich Stempel, standing, first on the left.

Photograph's caption focuses on Friedrich Stempel, standing, second from the left.

In accordance with international regulations, this German prisoner of war is given a military burial.