French or Belgian prisoners of war, some in drag, posing on stage during a crowded scene of "La dame aux camélias"; at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Date:
[1918?]
Reference:
2043800i
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The James Gardiner Collection.
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view French or Belgian prisoners of war, some in drag, posing on stage during a crowded scene of "La dame aux camélias"; at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 191-.

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French or Belgian prisoners of war, some in drag, posing on stage during a crowded scene of "La dame aux camélias"; at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 191-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Several people are seated at tables and characters in evening wear are standing in conversation. A white lamp shade is situated to the left of the scene. The lettering on the card suggests that this is a production of the play "La dame aux Camélias" based on the 1848 novel by Alexandre Dumas, at Senne Civil internment camp during World War I.

Publication/Creation

[Schloss Neuhaus, Paderborn, Germany] : [publisher not identified], [1918?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 8.9 x 13.8 cm

Lettering

Théâtre de Senne-civil "La dame aux Camélias" 4e. acte

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2043800i

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  • Military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag

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