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Sixteen photographs and documents which belonged to Arthur Segal a Jewish soldier who was taken prisoner by the Germans and sent to the "Stalag VIII-B" camp, near the town of Łambinowice (Lamsdorf). Early-mid 1940s. English, Romanian, Hebrew and other languages. 1-11. Eleven photographs of the camp's prisoners (mostly group photographs). Eight of the photographs are dedicated and dated on the in handwriting (in English, German and Hebrew), and eight are ink-stamped with the stamp "Fotoaufnahme genehmigt!, Dieser Prüfvermerk gilt nicht für schriftliche Mitteilungen. Stalag VIII-B" [Authorized photograph! The authorization does not apply to written messages. Stalag VIII-B] and other ink-stamps. 12. Group photograph of prisoners. Ink-stamped on the "Stalag 383 3, Geprüft" [Stalag 383 3, checked]. 13-15. Three postcards, written by hand (French) on printed cards issued by the Romanian Red Cross, sent to Segal in the years 1942, 1943 and 1944. Ink-stamped by the Romanian Red Cross, authorization stamps of the Stalag and other ink-stamps. 16. A long handwritten letter (English), sent on 13.12.1943 to Segal from a soldier named M. Farkas, in the city of Baxton (England). Ink-stamped with Stalag stamps. Enclosed: photographs of guests in a garden party, dated on the 1939 and dedicated in handwriting by several writers; certificate dated 13.5.1948, typewritten and filled in by hand, indicating that Arthur Segal "is employed in District 5 and fulfills his duty" (Hebrew). Ink-stamped and signed on the bottom "Headquarters of district 5, Halevi" and "Military Governor Jerusalem"; and more. Size and condition vary. Fair-good overall condition.