A game of cards
Art ART34781.006 Second World War, 1939-1945Depicts a drawing of a group of prisoners sitting around a table playing a game of cards, Sulmona, Italy.
P01357.002 Accession Number: P01357.002
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SAGAN. FLIGHT LIEUTENANT A.H. (HENRY) COMBER RAAF (AN AUSTRALIAN ATTACHED TO 39 SQUADRON RAF) (RIGHT) AND FLIGHT LIEUTENANT JOHN RUSSELL (RAF) (LEFT) WITH A PAINTING IN OILS OF RUSSELL BY COMBER. BOTH ARE PRISONERS OF WAR (POWs) IN STALAG LUFT III IN POLAND. (DONOR A.H. COMBER)
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P01357.002
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Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1944
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain
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