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  • Takki's Table in the POW 'Gambling Den', Milag Nord : Takki was reputed to be the richest man in camp Takki's Table in the POW 'Gambling Den', Milag Nord : Takki was reputed to be the richest man in camp

    (art) Made by: Worsley, John 1944-04-01

    image: a group of men gather around a table on which one man is counting out money and piles of tokens. On the far left another man is spinning a vertical roulette wheel.

  • Saturday Night Racing ; Milag Jockey Club Saturday Night Racing ; Milag Jockey Club

    (art) Made by: Worsley, John

    image: a view down a long room, in which a table divided by 'jumps' is being used a miniature race track. There are wooded cut-out horses at various points along the track with one at the finish line, in the foreground. The race is being watched by...

  • One of the Many 'Tables' where Lagermarks Change Hands and where Seamen of all Nationalities Congregate in the Afternoons, Milag
Nord, April 1944 One of the Many 'Tables' where Lagermarks Change Hands and where Seamen of all Nationalities Congregate in the Afternoons, Milag Nord, April 1944

    (art) Made by: Worsley, John 1944-04-01

    image: a crowd of sailors wearing various uniforms gather around a roulette table, with the wheel in the foreground.

  • Skating Rink Converted To Sleeping Quarters Skating Rink Converted To Sleeping Quarters

    (art) Made by: Kenner, George 1916

    image: a view from a balcony at the end of the unrecognisable skating rink, looking down on to several rows of beds, each row divided by partitions covered with clothing and other personal belongings. A guard is patrolling on the balcony opposite.

  • POW Morning Recreation October 1915 POW Morning Recreation October 1915

    (art) Made by: Kenner, George 1915-10-01

    image: a view looking up the hill towards Alexandra Palace. The lawn is full of prisoners strolling, lying on the grass or reading newspapers. In the foreground one prisoner is standing on a rug exercising, wearing only socks and shorts.

  • POW Winter Recreation POW Winter Recreation

    (art) Made by: Kenner, George 1916-02-24

    image: a view looking up at Alexandra Palace in the snow through some trees at the bottom of the hill. In the foreground some POWs can be seen building a snowman and throwing snowballs.

  • The Carpenter's Shop and Model Room : Marlag 'O' The Carpenter's Shop and Model Room : Marlag 'O'

    (art) Made by: Worsley, John 1944

    image: a carpenter's workshop with the walls are lined with boxes. In the foreground there is a small work table. At the back of the room a man stands next to a second worktable on which a large model yacht is standing. A second man crouches in front of...

  • Making a Model Boat Making a Model Boat

    (art) Made by: Worsley, John

    image: a sailor leans over a workbench. On the bench the hull of a model boat stands surrounded by fragments of wood and bottles of glue.

  • Cricket Match - Milag Nord v Marlag 'O' at Marlag 'O' Cricket Match - Milag Nord v Marlag 'O' at Marlag 'O'

    (art) Made by: Worsley, John 1944

    image: Figures stand around in different fielding positions on a bare piece of ground. The wicketkeeper and stumps can be seen on the left of the composition. There is a copse of trees in the background, and fields beyond.

  • Sleeping Quarters, Tuturano Prisoner of War Camp, Italy 1943 Sleeping Quarters, Tuturano Prisoner of War Camp, Italy 1943

    (art) Made by: Charlton, Arthur 1943

    image: A sketch of the interior of a Prisoner of War hut, with wooden bunk beds. In the left of the composition a soldier unpacks a Red Cross parcel. To his left a soldier lies on a bunk reading, and next to him another soldier sits on a pile of blankets...

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