P03138.032 Accession Number: P03138.032

Description

A tennis match in progress at a tennis court made by the prisoners of war (POWs) themselves, at the POW camp at Stalag VIIA in Moosburg. A French POW named Pelizzta is at the net having returned the serve to an unidentified POW at the opposite end. There is a large crowd of seated POWs watching from the sidelines.

Details

Accession Number
P03138.032
Photographer
Corporal Henry James Bailey Spencer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor L Spencer
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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