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Photograph 024606 Second World War, 1939-1945WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-20. SCENE IN THE ARAB MARKET ABOUT 2 CHAINS FROM THE WATER POINT AT EL IMAYID.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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. SCENE IN THE ARAB MARKET ABOUT 2 CHAINS FROM THE WATER POINT AT EL IMAYID.

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 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. 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. WATER TINS OF THE 26TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE ARE BEING FILLED. THE TINS WERE ORIGINALLY TWO-GALLON PETROL TINS.

EL IMAYID, EGYPT. 1942-07-17. 45-GALLON DRUMS OF WATER AT EL IMAYID WATER POINT.
