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

Team of six dark horses wearing rugs and head feathers, pulling an ornate enclosed carriage. The driver wears a uniform with hat. Several people are watching, including a person looking from the balcony of an adjacent building.

Physical Description

Black and white photograph on paper in a blue, cloth-bound album.

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