Summary
One of 49 photographs in an album from World War I likely to have been taken by Troop (later Lieutenant) G.S. Millar depicting the Light Horse camp in Egypt, 1915, prior to Gallipoli.
Image depicting a T-intersection within the Maadi Camp, Egypt. One of the tents can be identified by a signpost as the 'Maadi Recreation Tent.' El-Ma'adi (Meadi) Camp was one of three training camps in Egypt that were used by the A.I.F. and the N.Z.E.F.
Description of Content
Image depicting a walkway between some tents terminating in a T-intersection. The tent to the right of frame is identified by a sign as the 'Maadi Recreation Tent.' Other tents at the end of the road, in the background, also appear to be signposted but are too far away to be read. A serviceman walking away from the camera is about to disappear behind a tent as he turns left at the intersection.
Physical Description
Monochrome photograph in red, cloth-bound photograph album.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Place & Date Depicted
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Photographer
Lieutenant George S. Millar - Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Maadi, Egypt, 1915
Likely to have been taken by Troop (later Lieutenant) G.S. Millar -
Individuals Identified
MILLAR, G. S. (LT.)
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Format
Negative
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Inscriptions
Hand-written in pencil on the support next to the top left corner of the photograph: 'a' Hand-written in pencil on the support above the top left corner of the photograph: 'x' Hand-written in blue ink on the support underneath the photograph: 'Maadi Camp'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph album page
251 mm (Width), 200 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
87 mm (Width), 61 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Army Camps, Australian Army, Australian Military Forces, Militaria: Australian, Military Memorabilia, Portraits, Tents, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918
