Russian prisoners of war performing a theatre show, Cottbus camp, c. 1910s

A sepia studio photograph shows three people posed before a painted landscape backdrop. A figure in a white blouse and long pale skirt leans on the shoulder of a seated man in a checked suit and round glasses, while a standing man in a dark jacket and boater hat looks on. The printed caption below reads KRIEGSGEF-LAGER COTTBUS, RUSS. THEATER.

Artist

Tharan, Paul

Date

[between 1910 and 1919?]

Medium

Photographic postcards Photographic prints Photographs

Source

Wellcome Collection

Size

2608 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection