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Photograph - 'Native Cattle', Egypt, Captain Edward Albert McKenna, World War I, 1914-1915
Reg. No: MM 120471
- Summary:
- One of 139 photographs in an album from World War I likely to have been taken by Captain Edward Albert McKenna. The photographs include the 7th Battalion training in Mena Camp, Egypt, and sight-seeing.
Image depicting two head of native Egyptian cattle ploughing a field. - Description:
- Black and white silver gelatin photographic print.
- Description Of Content:
- Two head of cattle yoked together who appear to be digging up earth with palm trees in background.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mr J. Willis, 1986
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 80 mm (Height), 105 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | wars conflicts, cattle, world war i 1914-1918 |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MILITARY HISTORY |
| Secondary Classification: | Service |
| Tertiary Classification: | recreation & tourism |
| Inscriptions: | Hand-written in ink on the support underneath the photograph: 'Ploughing with Native Cattle' Hand-written in pencil on the back of the photograph: 'ploughing native cattle / (horizontal line)' |
| Format: | Photograph: Black & White |
| Photographer: | Captain Edward McKenna, Egypt, 1914-1915 |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Egypt, 1914-1915 |
| Creator: | Elizabeth (Lillie) McKenna, Malvern, Victoria, Australia, circa 1918 Of Album |
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