J02865 Accession Number: J02865

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IN A RAID EAST OF RAFA IN 1916-07, THE A.L.H. RETURNED WITH ONLY ONE CAPTURE, A FEEBLE OLD BEDOUIN, WHO WAS BROUGHT IN IN AN AMBULANCE CYCLE CART. THESE CYCLE CARTS CONSISTED OF LITTER BALANCED BETWEEN LARGE CYCLE WHEELS AND DRAWN BY A HORSE. THEY WERE AN EXPERIMENT BUT PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL, AS THEY SANK TOO DEEP IN THE SAND, AND WERE TOO LIGHT FOR THE HARD USAGE REQUIRED OF THEM. (DONATED BY MR. F.H. SMITH.)

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Accession Number
J02865
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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