A plate propped up on a chair purporting to show a piece of German POW issue bread. The intention ...

Accession Number P03236.204
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Place made Germany
Date made 1916 - 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A plate propped up on a chair purporting to show a piece of German POW issue bread. The intention might be humourous or may be intended to show poor quality and limited rations. One of a series of over 400 photographs sent by Australian POWs in German camps to Miss M. E. Chomley, Secretary, Prisoners Department, Australian-British Red Cross Society, London. Original album housed in AWM Research Centre at RC00864, Album image number 242.

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