Prisoners of War in the farm field, Houlton, 1945
Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum
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Camp Houlton was established in 1944 for the internment of prisoners of war to provide laborers for local farms to harvest peas, pick potatoes and other work.
The prisoners were paid a dollar a day in scrip that they could spend at the post exchange, the base store, for toiletries, tobacco, chocolate, and even beer.
Not all POWs were allowed to work on the farms for security reasons.
Many farmers came to see the POWs who worked their fields as good laborers rather than enemy soldiers.
In this picture, the POW farm workers are posing for the picture with the farmer's wife. Pictures of POWs are unusual because photographing POWs was not allowed.
Other Information
- Title: Prisoners of War in the farm field, Houlton, 1945
- Creation Date: 1945
- Subject Date: 1945
- Town: Houlton
- County: Aroostook
- State: ME
- Media: monochrome photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 6.5 x 10.5
- Collection: Catherine Bell Collection
- Object Type: Image
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--Photographs
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners
Concentration camps--Maine--Houlton
Detention facilities--Maine--Houlton
Farms and farming--Maine--Houllton
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