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 horse lines at Maadi, along with two unidentified servicemen. Inside the camp horses were tethered with head and heel ropes between longer ropes known as picket lines. The saddle and other equipement associated with each horse was kept in front of the animal.
Description of Content
Image depicting three servicemen standing in a walkway between a row of tents to the right and a row of tethered horses to the left. Two of the servicemen stand off to the side and of these two the serviceman furthest from the camera is smoking a pipe. The third serviceman stands off to the right and, although his body is orientated towards the camera, appears to be talking to the other two servicemen. In the background another group of servicemen can be seen with their backs to the camera.
Physical Description
Monochrome photograph in red, cloth-bound photograph album.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Arms, Images & Image Making, Public Life & Institutions, Sustainable Futures
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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 above the top right corner of the photograph: 'c' Hand-written in blue ink on the support underneath the photograph: 'Horse lines 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
61 mm (Width), 87 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Army Camps, Australian Army, Australian Military Forces, Horses, Militaria: Australian, Military Memorabilia, Portraits, Tents, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918
