Summary

One of a collection of 474 photographs taken during World War I in Egypt. Some good photographs of artillery and local scenes.

This photograph album was created by Sergeant John Lord and documents his time in Egypt. The album was created in a lined notebook/diary type book and John Lord completely filled the album with photographs. All of the photographs are numbered and in pencil he has written captions around many of the photographs. A few of the early photographs are dated 1915. Many of the photographs depict camps, local people, street scenes, fellow soldiers at rest, horses, ambulances, hospitals and camels.

Description of Content

Soldiers sit eating in a mess made of wooden planks and a tin roof. The bench nearest the camera is empty except for one soldier on the far left. The head of the soldier on the far right is blurred.

Physical Description

Monochrome silver gelatin photograph on paper, mounted in a small army-issued exercise book, with red leather spine and black card cover.

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