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 the area of the Maadi camp where the supplies of horse feed and firewood is kept.
Description of Content
Image depicting part of an army camp taken from a rise. Along the upper left portion of the image there is a line of permanent structures, whilst the right hand side is dominated by tents. In the bottom left corner there is a large pile of cut wood, in the middle of the image there is a pile of full bags and a figure dressed in native garb stands next to it. In the bottom left portion of the image there is a large pile of sandbags. In the top middle section of the image there is a dark 'v' shape that could be the camera strap.
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: 'x / d' Hand-written in blue ink on the support above the photograph: '"The Outlaw"' Typed in blue ink on the support underneath the photograph: 'Horse feed.' Hand-written in blue ink on the support underneath the photograph and continuing the typed inscription: 'Maadi'
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Classification
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Type of item
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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, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918
