MED0094
Photograph MED0094 Second World War, 1939-1945Cairo, Egypt. c. 1942. A happy South African Women's Auxiliary Air Force member in her smart uniform framed in a lifebelt of their houseboat billet, named Lotus, moored in the River Nile.
MED0109 Accession Number: MED0109
Description
Cairo, Egypt. c. 1942. 'Mohamed, where's my laundry?' A South African Women's Auxiliary Air Force member talks to a houseboy (known as a suffragi) on a houseboat billet moored on the River Nile. The suffragis take great pride in keeping their houseboat spick and span.
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Accession Number
MED0109
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Photograph
Object Type
Print
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Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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