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Creation Date
1916
Description
American YMCA Secretary Bryant Ryall distributes bags of presents, bread, and a Christmas tree to Serbian boy prisoners at Braunau-am-Inn. Russian and Serbian prisoners observe this activity. The YMCA focused a great deal of attention on these boys and sought to make the Christmas season a joyous occasion.
Keywords
Austria-Hungary, Austria, Braunau-am-Inn, Religion, Christmas, YMCA, YMCA Secretary, Bryant Ryall, Serbian POWs, Russian POWs, Austrian Officers, World War 1914-1918