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    • News Room

    • News Room

    • Barbed wire; Maps

    • This page includes a drawing of a newsroom. Mitchener has drawn a world map that is posted on a blackboard. Underneath the title, "News Room," he has listed three categories: "Latest News," "From the Front," and "Kriege Rules." The "Latest News"...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • Somewhere There's Freedom

    • Somewhere There's Freedom

    • Barbed wire; Torches; Sculpture; Heads (Anatomy); Reflections; Crowns; Fantasy

    • This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II includes a drawing of the Statue of Liberty. On the top of the page he has written,"Maybe not in reality - but in every dream - "Underneath this heading, he has drawn a picture of a man dreaming...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • The Address

    • The Address

    • Barbed wire; Ships; Military personnel; Prisoners; Public speaking

    • This page in Mitchener's diary includes a drawing of an old ship, the "Santa Maria," on which he has written, "Promise of the Future." Underneath, he has drawn a picture of a prisoner on stage, Colonel Darr H. Alkire, C.O. Stalag Luft III, West...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • Trees

    • Trees

    • Barbed wire; Trees; Fences; Tree stumps; Buildings

    • This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II includes a drawing of a tree as well as a number of tree stumps, all within the POW camp boundaries. He writes, "Around the compound - approximately a dozen...Trees. About the Reich, 'tis...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • Thoughts of One Far Better

    • Thoughts of One Far Better

    • Barbed wire; Prisoners; Houses; Fantasy

    • This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II includes a drawing of a prisoner who is imagining a better place - a house to live in, rather than a German POW camp. Mitchener writes, "There are sundry others - space dictates - - and lack of...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • The Block

    • The Block

    • Barbed wire; Barracks

    • This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II includes a drawing of wooden barrack #170. Mitchener describes his quarters as including ten rooms, housing 8-14 men each. He writes,"Constructed of wood, plaster, and tarpaper - a few bolts - a...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • The Front Door

    • The Front Door

    • Barbed wire; Barracks; Rooms & spaces; Doors & doorways

    • This page in Mitchener's diary from World War II includes a drawing of the interior of a POW barrack. A row of doors can be seen. Mitchener has written, "On the left - the 'little girls' room' - as you enter...The Front Door. The hall is swept, at...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • The Food Closet

    • The Food Closet

    • Barbed wire; Rooms & spaces; Drinking vessels; Pitchers

    • This page in Mitchener's diary from World War II includes a drawing of the food closet. A number of cups are hanging from the wall, and a pitcher is on the floor. Mitchener writes, "As you enter the room - life's sustinence (sic) compartment...The...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • The Heater

    • The Heater

    • Barbed wire; Rooms & spaces; Prisoners; Playing cards; Stoves; Tables; Stools

    • This page in Mitchener's diary from World War II includes a drawing of a group of prisoners who are passing time by playing cards. They are sitting next to a heating stove that, according to Mitchener, has a six-foot radius. He writes,"There's at...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • The Kitchen

    • The Kitchen

    • Barbed wire; Rooms & spaces; Stoves; Kitchens; Pots & pans

    • This page in Mitchener's diary includes a drawing of the kitchen, in which a large cooking stove is pictured. On top of this image, he has written a number of commonly used phrases, including,"shut the d - ' door!" and "The skillet's dirty again!"...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • 12 and 3 equals 15

    • 12 and 3 equals 15

    • Barbed wire; Prisoners; Bulletin boards; Luggage; Overcrowding

    • This page in Mitchener's diary shows three more men being added to his POW camp quarters in room five, even though there is not enough space. Mitchener lists their names, which are John R. Hanzlik [Pennsylvania], John F. Hodges (Tennessee) and...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • The Washroom

    • The Washroom

    • Barbed wire; Bathrooms

    • This page in Mitchener's diary shows three sinks in a bathroom at the POW camp. On the top of the page, he writes, "Pursuit of the daily 'facial'--" Underneath the picture, he has written, "'Thru these pipes pass the coldest water in Germany.'...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • Evacuation

    • Evacuation

    • Rooms & spaces; Evacuations; Barbed wire

    • This page in Mitchener's diary shows the barracks as they appeared on January 27, 1945, after a rapid evacuation of the POW camp. The picture shows the interior of a room with everything in disarray. He writes,"As result [sic] on a cold Sat. P.M....
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • Resting a Bit

    • Resting a Bit

    • Barbed wire; Rooms & spaces; Prisoners; Windows; Rugs; Furniture

    • This page in Mitchener's diary shows a bedroom in what appears to be a private home. One prisoner can be seen by the bed, resting. Mitchener writes,"About thirteen hours later & 29 km. -- 'Resting a Bit' - In the hamlet of Freiwaldau, the caravan...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • C'est le Guerre

    • C'est le Guerre

    • Barbed wire; Prisoners; Military personnel; War; Fighting; Firearms

    • This page in Mitchener's diary shows the prisoners and guards seeking cover in a trench; several German guards are pictured shooting guns. Mitchener writes, "Near Priebus, second nite out ---C'est le guerre [It's war] - Down the road, rattled a...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • Exit

    • Exit

    • Evacuations; Barbed wire; Prisoners; Fences

    • This page in Mitchener's diary shows the POWs departing the German prison camp. They have not been released, but rather, they are being relocated to another POW camp farther west because of the approaching Russians from the East. Mitchener has...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • Dedication

    • Dedication

    • Dedications

    • This is the dedication page for Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr.'s journal during his stay as a POW in Germany during World War II. He has dedicated the diary as follows: "To 'Irish': - + and, in spite of everything - Memories of a POW." The "Memories of a...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
    • Board!

    • Board!

    • Barbed wire; Prisoners; Railroads

    • This page in Mitchener's diary shows a drawing of two train cars with "40 Hommes 8 Cheveaux"(40 men 8 horses) written on one of the cars. Mitchener writes,"As you approach the 'Zug' [train] Yards - Spremburg---'Board!' Fifty-six men per car--Hardly...
    • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal

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