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Amateur actors, some in drag, posing on stage for "Miquette & sa mere"; at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 191-.

French prisoners of war, one in drag, performing a show at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 1918.

A regimental surgeon in war and prison / by Captain Robert V. Dolbey.

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-.

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-.

Prisoners of war, some in drag, posing on stage in 'Miquette et sa mere' at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Prisoners of war, some in drag, posing on stage during a crowded scene of "Noblesse oblige"; at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Pursuit of an "unparalleled opportunity" : American YMCA and prisoner of war diplomacy among the Central Power nations during World War I, 1914-1923 / by Kenneth Steuer.

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-.

Belgian prisoners of war, some in drag, pose on stage for a group portrait; at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 1918.

World War One: three French prisoners of war slouching in a prison yard. Colour halftone after a crayon drawing by L. Raemaekers.

World War One: three prisoners crouch at the feet of a fourth man who incites them to action. Halftone after a crayon drawing by L. Raemaekers.

World War I: a gymnastic performance in Amsterdam for the benefit of wounded French soldiers. Colour lithograph by A. Ost, 1918.

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-.

Prisoners, diplomats, and the Great War : a study in the diplomacy of captivity / Richard B. Speed III.

French prisoners of war, some in drag, in a performance of "Les maris de Léontine" at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 1918.

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Amateur actors, some in drag, posing on stage for "Miquette & sa mere"; at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 191-.

French prisoners of war, one in drag, performing a show at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 1918.

A regimental surgeon in war and prison / by Captain Robert V. Dolbey.

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-.

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-.

Prisoners of war, some in drag, posing on stage in 'Miquette et sa mere' at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Prisoners of war, some in drag, posing on stage during a crowded scene of "Noblesse oblige"; at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Pursuit of an "unparalleled opportunity" : American YMCA and prisoner of war diplomacy among the Central Power nations during World War I, 1914-1923 / by Kenneth Steuer.

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-.

Belgian prisoners of war, some in drag, pose on stage for a group portrait; at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 1918.

World War One: three French prisoners of war slouching in a prison yard. Colour halftone after a crayon drawing by L. Raemaekers.

World War One: three prisoners crouch at the feet of a fourth man who incites them to action. Halftone after a crayon drawing by L. Raemaekers.

World War I: a gymnastic performance in Amsterdam for the benefit of wounded French soldiers. Colour lithograph by A. Ost, 1918.

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-.

Prisoners, diplomats, and the Great War : a study in the diplomacy of captivity / Richard B. Speed III.

French prisoners of war, some in drag, in a performance of "Les maris de Léontine" at Sennelager prisoner of war camp in Germany. Photographic postcard, 1918.

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