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 at Giza with two pyramids in the background. The Giza Plataeu was a popular tourist destination for the men whilst they were stationed in Egypt. Some of the attraction appears to have been for the climbing of the ancient monuments, as can be seen through the two figures climbing on the Great Sphinx.

Description of Content

The Great Sphinx in the centre of the image, pyramid in the background to the right and the left of the photograph. There are two servicemen standing on the neck of the Great Sphinx and groups of servicemen walking towards the pyramids in the background. In the foreground there is the top of a man's head with a wide brimmed hat.

Physical Description

Black and white silver gelatin photographic print.

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