024560
Photograph 024560 Second World War, 1939-1945EL IMAYID, EGYPT. 1942-07-17. SCENE AT EL IMAYID WATER POINT. FILLING TWO-GALLON TINS WITH WATER FOR TRANSPORT TO TROOPS IN THE FORWARD AREA OVER 20 MILES AWAY.
024559 Accession Number: 024559
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EL IMAYID, EGYPT. 1942-07-17. FILLING A WATER-TANK ON A TRUCK FROM THE STANDPIPE AT THE EL IMAYID WATER POINT. WATER FOR THE TROOPS IN THE FORWARD AREA HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED MORE THAN 20 MILES FROM THIS POINT.
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024559
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