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G17 Flieger Jockey Club Gala Day. Stalag Luft 6. Aug. 43
A group of men dressed as Maoris are dancing outside their ceremonial hut. One man is holding a spear.
G16 Flieger Jockey Club Gala Day. Stalag Luft 6. Aug. 43
A circle of seven men in kilts with an eight man in the centre. They are dancing a reel on a wooden platform. There is a man playing an accordion at the side. They are watched by a large group of spectators.
G15 Flieger Jockey Club Gala Day. Stalag Luft 6. Aug. 43
Three men dressed as women on a raised platform. A fourth man in shorts stands beside them. They are watched by many spectators.
G14 Flieger Jockey Club Gala Day. Stalag Luft 6. Aug. 43
Eight men dressed in kilts dancing on a wooden platform. They are watched by many spectators.
G13 Flieger Jockey Club Gala Day. Stalag Luft 6. Aug. 43
Horses and jockeys lined up at the start of the race. There are several hobby horses and two pantomime horses. On the right are two men dressed as gentlemen in suits with top hats and binoculars.
G12 Flieger Jockey Club Gala Day. Stalag Luft 6. Aug. 43
The jockey with the letter'M' on his chest is standing beside a large model horse. On the right is a spectator. Behind is a large group of spectators beside a hut.
G11 Flieger Jockey Club Gala Day. Stalag Luft 6. Aug. 43
A procession of men in fancy dress. They are wearing long johns, a knotted scarf round their middle, no top and a balaclava. In the background is the teepee and decorations on the ends of huts. All watched by many spectators.
G10 Flieger Jockey Club Gala Day. Stalag Luft 6. Aug. 43
Group of men seated and standing outside a house decorated as a Maori hut. They are mainly topless and are wearing Maori headbands. One man seated at the front has a guitar and another is holding a long spear. A group of spectators is watching.
G9 Flieger Jockey Club Gala Day. Stalag Luft 6. Aug. 43
Group of men arranged round a table with a board and markers. Most of the men are topless.
G8 Flieger Jockey Club Gala Day. Stalag Luft 6. Aug. 43
A group of men dressed as jockeys arranged in two rows. Behind is a hut.
G7 Flieger Jockey Club Gala Day. Stalag Luft 6. Aug. 43
Group of men dressed as Native Americans and a cowboy standing in front of a teepee. There are several spectators and a hut further behind.
G6 Flieger Jockey Club Gala Day. Stalag Luft 6. Aug. 43
Group of men dressed as jockeys, maharajahs, Uncle Sam and ladies. They are arranged loosely in two rows, the front row is the four jockeys and they are kneeling. The rest are standing behind.
G5 Flieger Jockey Club Gala Day. Stalag Luft 6. Aug. 43
A group of men dressed in long johns, scarves and balaclavas. They are marching in a line and playing a drum and wind instruments. In the background are groups of spectators.
G4 Flieger Jockey Club Gala Day. Stalag Luft 6. Aug. 43
Group of men in fancy dress. In the front row is a man dressed as a woman in Welsh national costume, a man dressed as an elegant woman and a jockey. One of the group is wearing his airman's uniform. Many of the spectators are topless. Behind is a…
G3 Flieger Jockey Club Gala Day. Stalag Luft 6. Aug. 43
Three rows of men dressed in a variety of American fancy dress. There are cowboys, Native Americans, a man dressed as Uncle Sam, men dressed as sportswomen. The front row is seated, the middle row standing and the back row standing on a raised…
G2 Flieger Jockey Club Gala Day. Stalag Luft 6. Aug. 43
Three men dressed as a cheerleader, Uncle Sam and a Nurse. They are watched by a group of men, mostly topless. Behind are two huts.
G1 Flieger Jockey Club Gala Day. Stalag Luft 6. Aug. 43
A group of men in various states of dress, some as jockeys, some topless arranged in front of a hut with 'Totalisator' on it.
F36 Dulag Luft
A watchtower positioned above barbed wire fencing. There is a guard in the watchtower. The ground is covered with snow.
F35 Christmas 1940. Stalag Luft 1
Seven airmen seated round a table. They are about to have Christmas dinner. The table is set with cutlery, glasses of beer, presents and a cake.
F34 Dulag Luft
A winter photograph taken of huts at Dulag Luft. The huts are framed through icicles. There is snow on the ground.
F33 NCO's Rugby Team. Stalag Luft 3. 42-3
17 rugby players. 16 men in rugby kit. One dressed in airman's uniform. They are arranged in three rows, one kneeling, one stooped and the third standing. The are positioned in front of the rugby ball. Behind is a hut and some bare trees.
F32 Stalag Luft 1
A panoramic view of the camp from the roof of a hut. Several huts can be seen.
F31 Dulag Luft
The German guard carrying a rifle is standing in his sentry box. He is seen through a barbed wire fence. Behind is a house.
F30 Would Be Escapees Recaptured. Stalag Luft 1. 4
Four men, three carrying milk churns. behind is a hut.
F29 Stalag Luft 1
A watchtower at Stalag Luft 1. It is at the corner of fences. In the distance is a church and village.