P02071.024 Accession Number: P02071.024

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Bare-chested allied prisoners of war (POWs) at the Whitsunday Carnival, one of the regular "Carnival Days" held by the prisoners of Stalag 383, a German POW and internment camp. A stall advertises the prisoner-produced magazine "Barbed Wire" as the "ideal Stalag souvenir". Stalag 383 was a special non-work camp for non-commissioned officers (NCOs) from October 1942.

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Accession Number
P02071.024
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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