A00974 Accession Number: A00974

Description

A bathing parade on the edge of the Suez Canal, Australian soldiers are standing on sandbag trenches and fellucas (local boats) are in the background.

Details

Accession Number
A00974
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Captain G Smith.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession A00974

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