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 soldiers training for trench warfare in the Egyptian desert.
Description of Content
Photograph depicts five servicemen in a trench in the foreground. There are two distinct groups of men - one of three on the left of the photograph and one group of two on the right of the picture. In addition all men are facing the camera. All men have weapons. In the background there is an expanse of desert leading to two pyramids on the right, in the far distance.
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: 'In the Trenches.' Hand-written in pencil on the back of the photograph: 'in the trenches' / (vertical line drawn across photograph)'
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
107 mm (Width), 80 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph album page
159 mm (Width), 195 mm (Height)
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