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Nom de l'objet :	Saw
Titre :	Saw
Artiste ou artisan :	UNKNOWN
Type de l'objet :	Wood & Metal Fragment
Classification de l'objet :	Souvenirs
Catégorie de l'objet :	P.o.w.
Numéro de catalogue :	C-49684
Pays d'utilisation :	CANADA
Période :	WW 2
Nombre d'objets :	?
Nombre de parties composantes :	?
Étiquette ou poinçon :	NONE
Signification iconographique :	NARRATIVE: STATEMENT ACCORDING TO SOURCE FILE: LETHBRIDGE WAS THE SITE INTERNMENT CAMPS DURING BOTH WORLD WARS; TOTAL OF 16 CAMPS IN CANADA, 5 IN ALBERTA DURING WW 2; #133 LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LETHBRIDGE; IN OPERATION FROM NOVEMBER 1942 TO JUNE 1946; LARGEST CAMP IN CANADA CONTAINED TWO-THIRDS OF CANADA POWS; DESIGNED TO HOLD 12,500 (AT ONE POINT HOUSED 15,500; LETHBRIDGE POPULATION AT THIS TIME WAS ONLY 14,000; COST OF BUILDING CAMP WAS $2,000,000.00; FIRST PRISONERS WERE CAPTURED IN NORTH AFRICA; MANY OF POW USED FOR FARM LABOUR, 6,000 BY JUNE 1946; FROM CAMP 133 THERE WERE ONLY FOUR ESCAPES & ALL WERE RECAPTURED...
Département :	Military History
Établissement :	Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Glenbow Museum Facebook-Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Glenbow Museum Twitter-Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Glenbow Museum YouTube-Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Glenbow Museum
Ville de l'établissement :	Calgary
Province de l'établissement :	Alberta

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