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Subiaco Museum > Records

POSTCARD: EGYPTIAN DESERT SCENES - BEDOUIN'S PRAYER

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c. 1915

Overview

From a collection of two postcards.
Image: Faded sepia picture of a Bedouin (Arab) at prayer in the Egyptian desert with his camel standing alongside him. Reverse: Message from Fred to Miss E. Newman, dated 10/10/1915 from Cairo describing conditions in Cairo and advising they are leaving for the front at any minute.
Reverse: On the reverse is a message from B. Brockway in France to Miss Eileen Newman advising that he was now a full-blown artillery officer and of the weather conditions.

Historical information

Many postcards were sent to Newman family members during WWI.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1985.1042.1

Item type

Material

Width

140 mm

Height or length

90 mm

Keywords

Postcards, Other Than Subiaco

Postcards, Other Than Subiaco

Family Histories

FITZPATRICK (Flynn), Daisy

Year

Statement of significance

Local and WWI history. Postcards sent to members of the Newman family from friends on active service during World War I; one from Egypt and the other from France.

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