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.
024561 Accession Number: 024561
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EL IMAYID, EGYPT. 1942-07-17. FILLING DRUMS AND TINS WITH WATER AT THE EL IMAYID WATER POINT. STRICT SUPERVISION OF THE ISSUE OF WATER WAS MADE OWING TO ITS EXTREME SCARCITY AND THE LONG DISTANCES OVER WHICH IT HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED.
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024561
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