Summary
Photograph of the zoological gardens in Cairo in March 1915, likely taken by an Australian soldier during World War I.
Part of a collection of paper-based ephemera relating to the life of Miss Elsie Storie, a middle-class Melbourne woman who was born around 1895, lived through both wars, and remained in Melbourne all her life.
Description of Content
Gardens of the Mena House Hotel at Cairo, Egypt. There is a walkway that leads past a bougainvillea tree.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr John Millward, Mrs Millward, 2007
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Place & Date Depicted
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Previous Owner
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand written in purple pencil on the back of the photograph; 'Zoological Gardens / (Bougainvillia[sic]) / (a glorious bla[illeg] of colour) / March 1915 / Mena / Cairo / Egypt'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
152 mm (Width), 100 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Gardens, Hotels, Trees, Military History, World War I, 1914-1918, Zoos & Zoological Gardens