MEB0082 Accession Number: MEB0082

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Cairo, Egypt. C. 1944. Australian stage star, Madge Elliott, who is in the Middle East on tour with husband Cyril Ritchard playing with Ensa in the operetta "Merry Widow", allowed a friend from the RAAF Liaison Office to conduct her on a sightseeing-cum-shopping expedition of Cairo's bazaars. Miss Elliott and Frank Pollard of Launceston, Tas, inspect a costly jar of Ahmed Soliman's world-renowned perfume at his establishment.

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Accession Number
MEB0082
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
c 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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