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 Great Sphinx with Captain McKenna standing in front. The Great Sphinx is on the Giza Plataeu which seems to have been a popular tourist destination for the troops during their time at Mena Camp.

Description of Content

Partially buried Great Sphinx with pyramids in the background and a serviceman standing by the front left corner of the Great Sphinx. There is a serviceman on horseback in the foreground.

Physical Description

Black and white silver gelatin photographic print.

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