C00603 Accession Number: C00603

Description

An unidentified officer sits at a railway station while an unidentified Indian soldier waits with a camel. Camels were being entrained at the Suez Canal and sent to the Palestine front.

Details

Accession Number
C00603
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 Lieutenant L M Lyon
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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