Summary
Kasr El Nil bridge, Cairo, photographed 1915-1917. The inscription names the bridge as 'Kasr de Nil Bridge'; it is also known as the Qasr El Nil bridge.
Photograph from an album compiled by Sister Selina Lily (Lil) Mackenzie, documenting life as an Australian nurse during World War I. Lil nursed at the 1st Australian General Hospital (AGH) from October 1915 to January 1917. The 1st AGH was located in the Heliopolis Palace Hotel on the north-eastern edge of Cairo.
Description of Content
View down bridge, with a lion on a pillar at each side and high sides of metal lattice. Street lamp in centre between lions, with twin head. Pedestrians and a car on bridge. A soldier in uniform stands beneath the right lion.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph on paper in a blue, cloth-bound album.
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
'Kasr de [sic] Nil Bridge.
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Keywords
Australian Military Forces, Nurses, Nursing, Photography, World War I, 1914-1918, Bridges
