Camp Douglas

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Camp name
Camp Douglas
Country
USA
Short description
A POW camp in Douglas, Wyoming, USA
Extended description
The U.S. Officers' club was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Today, the Camp Douglas Officers’ Club State Historic Site is under the care of the nearby Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum in Douglas, which also holds a collection of artifacts from the camp. The building was the American officers' club at an internment camp for Prisoners of War during World War II, which, between January 1943 and February 1946 housed first Italian and then German prisoners of war in the United States. The walls of the officers' club are covered with murals depicting western life and folklore, painted by three Italian prisoners. The building was later used by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and, later, by a Masonic-sponsored youth organization, Job's Daughters.
Related file(s) or URLs
4.Camp Douglas Officer's Club 2020.jpeg
City, town or suburb
Douglas, Wyoning
Media
Officers Club at Camp Douglas 1940s.jpg
4.Camp Douglas Officer's Club 2020.jpeg

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Items with "Place created: Camp Douglas"
Title Class
Man with Horse CreativeWork
Mountain Goat on a Bluff CreativeWork
Native American with Horse and Flag CreativeWork
Native Americans with Peace Pipe CreativeWork
Pastor CreativeWork
Portrait of Ann E. O'Connor CreativeWork
Saloon-Bar Brawl CreativeWork
Sketched portrait of nurse Bernice Ullom CreativeWork
St. Rita of Cascia CreativeWork
Two men on horses on rocky hill CreativeWork
Two-sided bison CreativeWork
Two-sided horse paintings CreativeWork
Venetian Scene CreativeWork
Western Fort CreativeWork
Items with "Camp or place held captive: Camp Douglas"
Title Class
Camp Douglas Captivity
Camp Douglas/29 Sep 1943 to 30 Sep 1943 Captivity
Camp Douglas/30 Sep 1943 Captivity
Camp Douglas/Jan 1943 to Dec 1944 Captivity
Items with "Journey: Camp Douglas"
Title Class
Tarquinio, Enzo Captive