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Cigarette box made from a cooking pot by a Russian prisoner of war and traded to D. van Maarseveen in Stalag IV B in Mühlberg a/d Elbe
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Flat rectangular tin box consisting of two parts. On the lid, a border motif is engraved around the inscription 'MUHEBERG 106050'. On the back, the same motif around the Russian five-pointed star with hammer and sickle. D. van Maarseveen, camp photographer in the prisoner of war camp, bought this box from a Russian prisoner of war in exchange for some cigarettes. The number is Van Maarseveen's camp number. Inside the box are Russian letters, the year 1918, and an image.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSigarettendoos gemaakt van een etensketeltje door een Russische krijgsgevangene en verhandeld aan D. van Maarseveen in Stalag IV B in Mühlberg a/d Elbe. 1943 - 1945. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
