Summary
The photograph focusses on the Mosque of Muhammad Ali with its Ottoman-style minarets.
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 citadel toward mosque with domed roofs and twin Ottoman-style minarets. Walls around complex have castellations.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph on paper in a blue, cloth-bound album.
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Photograph, Black & White
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'The Citadel'.
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Keywords
Australian Military Forces, Nurses, Nursing, Photography, World War I, 1914-1918