006428 Accession Number: 006428

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Informal group portrait taken during a visit by Mr Anthony Eden, British Foreign Minister (second from left) to the houseboat 'Victoria', a Nile steamer which was moored near the Gheziereh Club, and made available as a popular resort for a limited number of convalescent soldiers. Mr Eden was accompanied on the visit by Sir Miles Lampson, British Ambassador in Egypt (far right) and Sir James Payne, Australian Trade Commissioner in Egypt.

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Accession Number
006428
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c April 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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