P03138.033 Accession Number: P03138.033

Description

A sports day at the POW camp at Stalag VIIA in Moosburg. Bill Martin, the leading bookie, standing on a stool taking bets on the outcomes of the sports event, with five unidentified POWs standing near him. In the background are an unidentified group of POWs playing two-up.

Details

Accession Number
P03138.033
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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