Title	The Washroom
Description	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.' August heat alters it not at all - The stove for purposes of inventory only, and throws nothing. 3 on a side accommodate 140 inmates w/washing for each, basins. The summertime shower room, and winter spit-bath equivalent."
Historical note	Mitchener was shot down and captured as a POW during World War II after a bombing mission in Germany. Each compound at Stalag Luft III (there were five) contained around a dozen barracks called blocks, a cookhouse, a shower building, a laundry, a theater and a chapel building. The winters in Silesia were notoriously cold, and the men were provided with insufficient heat. As a result, the POWs were frequently cold and uncomfortable. Living conditions were generally inadequate.
Date	1944-1945
Creator	Mitchener, Hardy A., 1919-1957
Place	Żagań (Poland)
Collection name	Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal, 1944-1945
Accession #	THS 760
Education Tags	US.61 American Soldiers World War II
Subjects - LCSH	World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe; Prisoners of war; Diaries
Subjects - TGM	Barbed wire Bathrooms
Owning Institution	Tennessee Historical Society
ID #	33597
Digital type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF
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