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Summary:: Small photograph of a two-coloured tram with a trolley wheel on its roof, probably taken in Cairo, Egypt, 1915-1916. 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.
Description Of Content:: Small photograph of a two-coloured tram with a trolley wheel on its roof, probably taken in Cairo, 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.
Acquisition Information:: Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Mrs M. Jamieson, 1985

Discipline:

Technology

Tagged with:	army camps, australian army, australian military forces, military memorabilia, trams, 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:	recreation & tourism
People Depicted:	GALBRAITH, A.G.F.
Organisations Depicted:	2nd Division Australian Army.; 5th Division Australian Army.
Format:	Photograph: Sepia
Place & Date Depicted:	Cairo, Egypt, 1915-1916
Other Association (See Comments):	Alfred Galbraith May have been the photographer - the collection relates to his war experience.