Citadel
Wright album
Date: [Between 1914 and 1918]
From: Johnstone, L : Photograph and album of photographs taken by G F Wright during World War I
By: Wright, George Frederick, 1889-1952?
Reference: PA1-q-271
Description: Photographs of World War I, taken in the Middle East by George Frederick Wright. None of the images have captions. Many scenes show aspects of life in Egypt; several views of the Handley Page V/1500 known as "Old Carthusian"; planes that have crashed; ships in Suez Canal; long convoys of horse-drawn gun-carriages; huge numbers of camels, and camel cavalry; groups of simple wooden crosses on battlefields, some of which have names and dates that are legible (names listed above); Chapelle de Matarieh; mosques and Coptic churches; and costume worn by different groups of Egyptian people. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with red cover, entitled "New Zealand ferns"; 30.5 x 25.0 cm