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Creation Date
1918
Description
An unidentified Association secretary, sitting in the center, poses with a Russian balaklava band in an unknown Austrian prison camp. The instruments range from small mandolins to the massive bass balalakas in the background (and one prisoner has a pair of cymbals). The YMCA helped provide musical instruments to prisoners to encourage musical performances in prison camps.
Keywords
Austria-Hungary, Entertainment, Music, Orchestra, YMCA, YMCA Secretary, Russian POWs, World War 1914-1918