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 a house on the route to Cairo from Mena Camp. Cairo is the capital city of Egypt and appears to have been a popular tourist spot for the soldiers during their time in Egypt.
Description of Content
In the foreground are there large puddles in what appears to be a ditch of some kind. In the background, on the bank of what seems to be a ditch, is a building and some trees. Behind it all is a pyramid.
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
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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 ink on the support underneath the photograph: 'Typical House on the road to Cairo.' Hand-written in pencil on the back of the photograph: 'Typical House / Pryamid in distance / on the Road from Cairo' Ink stamp on the back of the photograph: 'PASSED / CENSORS OFFICE / G.P.O. / MELBOURNE.' Hand-written in red ink on the back of the photograph: '(illegible)'
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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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