C02123 Accession Number: C02123

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Officers of the 2nd Battalion taking part in a donkey race at Mena camp outside Cairo.

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Accession Number
C02123
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
March 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Major H Jacobs
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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