C00099
Photograph C00099 Period 1910-1919The 9th Battalion crossing the Suez Canal on a pontoon (left). Along the bank of the canal are many of the boats (feluccas) used by local people, with their distinctive angled masts.
C00118 Accession Number: C00118
Description
1st Brigade supply and ambulance wagons waiting by the Suez Canal for the arrival of a ferry barge. The angled masts are those of several feluccas (sailing boats belonging to local people).
Details
Accession Number
C00118
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
March 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Lieutenant Colonel A G Butler DSO
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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