P03537.005 Accession Number: P03537.005

Description

Prisoners of war (POWs) standing near a table that has been set up for them to order copies of 'Barbed Wire' - a POW newspaper, possibly during a sports day on an August bank holiday. Two men are seated at a table taking orders, and there is a banner across the top of the 'stall' which reads 'Order your extra copies now Barbed Wire The ideal stalag souvenir'.

Details

Accession Number
P03537.005
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Date Made
August 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor K Coombes
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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