Summary
One of two postcards contained in a yellow envelope with seven black and white photographs and a hand-painted card featuring a poem and a desert/pyramid scene. The envelope was contained in a diary probably written by sister Alice Elizabeth Cocking, later Sister Williams.
The memoir records life of a nurse on transport ships, in hospitals and on leave. It is written in a school exercise book some time after the event - possibly even after World War II.
Description of Content
View of the Temple of Philae with a Feluka sailing vessel in the foreground, Lake Nasser, Egypt.
Physical Description
Black and white postcard.
More Information
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Collection Names
Military Memorabilia Collection, Returned and Services League (RSL) Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), Sister Barbara Williams, circa 1986
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Previous Owner
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Format
Postcard, Monochrome
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Inscriptions
Printed in red ink on the front of the postcard; '5 THE TEMPLE OF PHILAE and a Feluka. - LL' Printed in black ink on the back of the postcard; 'Union Postale Universelle / Post Card. - Carte Postale. - Postkarte. - Briefkaart. / Cartolina Postale. - Tarjeta Postal / 5 Le Temple de Philae et une Felouque, - LL'
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
138 mm (Width), 87 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Military Memorabilia, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918, Military Medical Care, Military Memorabilia, Postcards, Souvenirs, Temples, Sailing Vessels, World War II, 1939-1945