Summary
Digital image of a photograph from an album compiled by Sister Selina Lily (Lil) Mackenzie, documenting life as an Australian nurse during World War I. Lil nursed at the 1st Australian General Hospital (AGH) from October 1915 to January 1917. The 1st AGH was located in the Heliopolis Palace Hotel on the north-eastern edge of Cairo.
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Group portrait showing four nurses on camels in front of the Great Sphinx of Giza. Four men are pictured standing with the camels, a fifth man is shown standing in the background. The Pyramid of Khafre is pictured in the background.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Janet Mackenzie, 14 Apr 2010
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Digital file, Black & White
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Australian Military Forces, Egyptian, Nurses, Nursing, Photography, Pyramids, Tourist Attractions, World War I, 1914-1918