Summary
One of 139 photographs in an album from World War I likely to have been taken by Captain Edward Albert McKenna. The photographs include the 7th Battalion training in Mena Camp, Egypt, and sight-seeing.
Image depicting the Y.M.C.A. tent at Mena Camp, Egypt. Mena Camp was one of three training camps in Egypt that were used by the A.I.F. and the N.Z.E.F.
Description of Content
Sand in the foreground. In the middle of the photograph are two groups of servicemen in front of a structure of some kind.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photographic print.
More Information
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Collection Names
Returned and Services League (RSL) Collection, Military Memorabilia Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr J. Willis, circa 1986
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Photographer
Captain Edward A. McKenna - Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Egypt, 1914-1915
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Place & Date Depicted
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Creator
Elizabeth (Lillie) M. McKenna, Melbourne, Australia, circa 1918
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand-written in pencil on the bottom left corner of the photo album page: '6' Hand-written in ink on the support underneath the photograph: 'Y.M.C.A Tent. (opposite 7th Lines).' Hand-written in pencil on the support upper left corner of the photograph: 'b' Hand-written in pencil on the back of the photograph: 'Y.M.C.A. Building / opposite our line This is where / we have mass on Sundays'
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
110 mm (Width), 86 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph album page
159 mm (Width), 195 mm (Height)
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