C00078
Photograph C00078 Period 1910-1919Two unidentified soldiers look on as newly arrived camels carrying rations are unloaded by several Egyptian cameliers at the front line of the Suez Canal defences.
C00272 Accession Number: C00272
Description
Unidentified personnel load camels with packages of rations to be carried to troops manning the Suez Canal defences.
Details
Accession Number
C00272
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
February 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Lieutenant T R Evans
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
Conflicts
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