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Photograph - HMS Jupiter, Egypt, World War I, 1916
Reg. No: MM 067688
- Summary:
- Small photograph of HMS Jupiter in the Suez Canal, Egypt. From April to November 1916, HMS Jupiter was stationed at Port Said, Egypt. The photograph is part of a collection of photographs belonging to Alfred Galbraith. Sapper Galbraith was in Egypt with the 2nd and 5th Division from December 1915 to June 1916, when the 5th Division sailed to France. He died in France 15 July 1916.
The photograph was apparently taken with an 'autographic' camera - one that allowed the user to write an inscription on the undeveloped film though an small door in the camera body, using a tiny stylus. Galbraith's camera, later in the possession of his niece, was an autographic camera. - Description Of Content:
- Small photograph of HMS Jupiter in the Suez Canal, Egypt. From April to November 1916, HMS Jupiter was stationed at Port Said, Egypt. The photograph is part of a collection of photographs belonging to Alfred Galbraith. Sapper Galbraith was in Egypt with the 2nd and 5th Division from December 1915 to June 1916, when the 5th Division sailed to France. He died in France 15 July 1916.
Written along left hand edge: H.M.S. "JUPITER". - Acquisition Information:
- Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Mrs M. Jamieson, 1985
| Discipline: | Technology |
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| Tagged with: | army camps, australian army, australian military forces, frigates, military memorabilia, naval forces, naval vessels, ships, wars conflicts, world war i 1914-1918 |
| Themes this item is part of: | Sapper Alfred Galbraith, AIF (1895-1916), Public Life & Institutions Collection, Transport Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MILITARY HISTORY |
| Secondary Classification: | Service |
| Tertiary Classification: | battleships |
| Organisations Depicted: | 2nd Division Australian Army.; 5th Division Australian Army. |
| Format: | Photograph: Sepia |
| Place & Date Depicted: | HMS Jupiter, Suez Canal, Egypt, 1916 |
| Other Association (See Comments): | Alfred Galbraith May have been the photographer - the collection relates to his war experience. |
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