Photograph - 'Taken from Palace Window', Heliopolis, Egypt, World War I, 1915-191

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Item MM 152483 Photograph - 'Taken from Palace Window', Heliopolis, Egypt, World War I, 1915-1917

Summary

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 across street to large brick and/or stone building with arched windows and balconies. Tower with minaret at front centre, on corner of building. Several bell tents at left forefront of photograph. Man on horse visible behind lacework fence.

Physical Description

Black and white photograph on paper in a blue, cloth-bound album. Fingerprint on centre right of image.

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Collection Names

Sister Selina Lily (Lil) Mackenzie Collection
Collecting Areas

Public Life & Institutions, Medicine & Health
Creator of Original

Sister Selina L. Mackenzie, Egypt, 1915-1917
Format

Photograph, Black & White
Inscriptions

'Taken from Palace window'.
Classification

Military history, Service, Medical services & facilities
Category

History & Technology
Discipline

History
Type of item

Image
Keywords

Australian Military Forces, Nurses, Nursing, Photography, World War I, 1914-1918, Tents

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