P00037.018 Accession Number: P00037.018

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Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt. c. 1916. Tall, vertical stone ovens at a bread making factory used to supply troops based at nearby camps, stand behind an Army tent used to store supplies of flour. The original caption reads `They are very old fashioned ovens & was (sic) supposed to have been used by Napoleon when he was in Egypt. I wont (sic) be sorry when I taste some decent bread. What I get here is mostly sour & the flour is not the best.'

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Accession Number
P00037.018
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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