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Photograph 024607 Second World War, 1939-1945WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-20. SCENE IN THE ARAB MARKET NEAR THE WATER POINT AT EL IMAYID. SOLDIERS IN THE MARKET ARE BUYING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-20. SCENE IN THE ARAB MARKET ABOUT 2 CHAINS FROM THE WATER POINT AT EL IMAYID.
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-20. SCENE IN THE ARAB MARKET NEAR THE WATER POINT AT EL IMAYID. SOLDIERS IN THE MARKET ARE BUYING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-20. TRUCKS AT THE WATER-POINT AT EL IMAYID, ABOUT 20 MILES EAST OF EL ALAMEIN.

EL 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.

EL IMAYID, EGYPT. 1942-07-17. SCENE AT THE EL IMAYID WATERING POINT. CARRYING EMPTY TINS TO BE FILLED. WATER IS A MOST PRECIOUS COMMODITY IN THE DESERT AND IS STRINGENTLY RATIONED.

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 TH

WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-17. CONVOY MOVING UP FROM EL IMAYID RAILWAY STATION AND WATERING POINT.
