Collection: An Officer At Large (Part 3): Allenby, E allenby-5-3-00111-48933
Description
Postcard of a group of people in horse drawn carts passing by a small hut at the base of Vesuvius, a fumarole clearly visible in the background. The caption reads "Napoli - L'Eremitaggio del Vesuvio" and "4011 E. Ragozino edit. Galleria Umberto Napoli." There is also a handwritten caption which reads "Vesuvius March 26th 1908." From a photograph album compiled by Edmund Allenby. (Allenby 5/3)
Collection
An Officer At Large (Part 3): Allenby, E
Description
The third and final part of the photograph album, Allenby 5/3, illustrating the travels of officer, Edmund Allenby. The collection includes views of South Africa, Egypt, Naples, Switzerland and Uganda. Allenby famously commanded the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Palestine and Egypt, 1917-1919.
Collection Terms & Categories
- War/Campaign/Operation: Peacetime
- Region: Africa
- Region: Europe
- Theme (Main): Cultures & Customs
- Theme (Main): Daily Life
- Theme (Main): Empire & Commonwealth
- Theme (Main): Ethics, Religion & Morality
- Theme (Main): Natural World
- Theme (Main): Travel & Exploration
- Subject: Animals & The Natural World
- Subject: Art
- Subject: Civilians & Civ-Mil Relations
- Subject: Communications
- Subject: Death & Dying
- Subject: Family & Home
- Subject: Nation Building
- Subject: Naval, Sea & Ships
- Subject: Propaganda & Influence Ops
- Subject: Sport & Recreation
- Subject: Trade & Industry
- Subject: Transport
- Subject: Women & Society
- Item: Photographic (album)
- Item: Photographic (loose)
- Information: Visual
