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First World War Black and White Photograph of Egyptian Landscape
1915 - 1919Overview
A small black and white photograph showing several palm trees and other plants beside what maybe a riverbank or irrigation channel. The image is very dark, and the top left-hand side is smudged. The reverse of the image has the proforma printing of part of a postcard and an inscription in black ink.
Historical information
This photograph is part of a collection of Sgt Frederick Ernest BRUCE 243 who served in the 3rd Machine Gun Brigade of the 10th Light Horse Regiment. Sgt BRUCE served at Gallipoli and arrived in Egypt in December 1915. It is unknown where this photograph was taken.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-12-2022.1.105
Item type
Photographs
Themes
Material
Photo Paper
Width
88 mm
Height or length
67 mm
Inscriptions and markings
On the reverse in machine printing “POST / CORRESPONDENCE” with “Egypt” written in black ink.
Keywords
First World War
10th Light Horse Regiment
Place made
Egypt
Year
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Well provenanced
Google Maps search term / URL
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Geotag
-35.030449, 117.912878
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Wednesday, 3 June, 2026
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Reverse of Image Showing Inscription
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