030005/01 Accession Number: 030005/01

Description

A party of Australian soldiers on leave in Cairo, on a sight-seeing tour which included the Pyramids in the background. In centre foreground is their native guide.

Details

Accession Number

030005/01

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Nitrate

Date Made

July 1941

Place Made

Cairo

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

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