Group portrait of unidentified Australian soldiers outside 'Mrs Murphy's Pub' at the Serapeum ...

Accession Number C00059
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown
Place made Egypt: Suez Canal, Serapeum
Date made January 1916
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Group portrait of unidentified Australian soldiers outside 'Mrs Murphy's Pub' at the Serapeum railhead on the Suez Canal. When the photo was taken the temperature was about 126 degrees Fahrenheit (52 degrees Celsius) in the shade. Note the use of local plant materials in the construction of the building.

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