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 of Egyptian women washing items at the Bedrashen canal. Bedrashen is small village near Saqqara, Egypt.

Description of Content

Left bank of a body of water in the foreground. On this bank there is a group of women in native dress who appear to be washing something in the water. A serviceman can be seen in the foreground to the left of the image and disappearing out of frame. On the opposite bank there is vegetation.

Physical Description

Black and white silver gelatin photographic print.

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