German POW painting, Houlton, 1945
Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum
Item 10894
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This picture was painted by an unknown artist who was a German prisoner of war at Camp Houlton, a German POW internment camp.
It was given as a wedding gift by Walton Haase, Gunther Magdeburg and Gerhard Nowitsky, German POWs, to John D. (Don) Willard, a Camp Houlton guard, and Marion Corneil, August 31, 1945.
Other Information
- Title: German POW painting, Houlton, 1945
- Creation Date: 1945
- Subject Date: 1945
- Local Name: P.O.W. Camp
- Town: Houlton
- County: Aroostook
- State: ME
- Media: oil painting
- Dimensions (cm): 40.4 x 30.2
- Object Type: Physical Object
For more information about this item, contact:
Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum
109 Main Street, Houlton, ME 04730
207-532-6984
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LC Subject Headings
Prisoners of war--German--Maine--Houlton
United States. Army--Facilities--Maine--Houlton
Prisons--Maine--Houlton
Concentration camps--Maine--Houlton
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners
Flowers
Still life paintings
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Hasse, Walton
Magdeburg, Gunther
Nowitsky, Gerhard
Willard, John D.
Corneil, Marion
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