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First World War Postcard of ‘Egyptian Types and Scenes - Donkey’, Egypt

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Leon & Levy

1900 - 1918

Overview

A black and white postcard depicting a front on image of a white donkey wearing a headdress and ornate saddle. The headdress contains what may be a name plate in the centre that sits between its ears with a dark tassel under it. The saddle appears to be a riding one made of leather with stirrups and an ornate under pad. The postcard has some damage to the left side edge and small marks at the bottom front and on the reverse. The front is printed with a description of the image, and the reverse is a pale green colour with proforma printing.

Historical information

During First World War, Allied soldiers stationed in Egypt, including Australians, New Zealanders, and British troops frequently bought and mailed local commercial postcards. These cards often featured staged studio portraits, exoticized "pin-up" images, or everyday street scenes of Egyptian women.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2022.1.171

Item type

Postcards

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Card

Width

89 mm

Height or length

140 mm

Inscriptions and markings

In machine printing, on the front “132 EGYPTIAN TYPES AND SCENES. – “A Beautiful Head”. - LL.”. On the reverse, “132 SCENES ET TYPES. – EGYPTE, / “Une Belle Tete”. – LL”.

Keywords

First World War

Egypt

10th Light Horse Regiment

Place made

Egypt

Year

1900 - 1918

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Comparative significance criteria

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