072_POW Camp Patrol Dogs

Title 072_POW Camp Patrol Dogs
Description A collection of photographs and oral history quotes that document the history of the Prisoner of War camp at Defense Depot Ogden that opened in 1943 and closed in 1946. The oral histories were conducted with widows of German and Italian POWs, former guards, and community members that worked with the POWs.
Image Captions The animals were used with women guards in patrolling warehouse areas at night and with enlisted men in guarding POW camp areas. At the Utah Depot it was found that one dog accompanied by a woman guard could patrol an area formerly requiring two men guards. The war dogs were employed at the Depot through 1945. -HUB Depot's Silver Anniversary Edition
Subject Prisoners of war; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoner-of-war camps--Utah; Prisoners of war--Photographs; Ogden Defense Depot; Ogden (Utah)
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA
Date Original 1940; 1944; 1945; 1946
Date 1940; 1944; 1945; 1946
Date Digital 2006
Type Image/StillImage
Conversion Specifications Archived TIFF images were scanned at 300 dpi with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Digital images were reformatted in Photoshop. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use.
Language eng
Relation https://archivesspace.weber.edu/repositories/3/resources/134
Rights Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University.
Source MS 29 Box 26 Fd 4-5 Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University
Format image/jpeg
ARK ark:/87278/s67e91c1
Setname wsu_wwii
ID 99046
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s67e91c1
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