Monday, March 16, 2015

Egypt

This is a second set of photos taken in Egypt in 1943 by George Frederick Kaye. Previous set here.

 Man winnowing near Tura, Egypt, 18 July 1943
  
 Native tailors in the street of Maadi village make minor alterations to the uniforms of New Zealanders from the nearby camp, 16 July 1943
  
 New Zealand soldiers on leave standing at official hitch hiking point in Cairo, 16 July 1943
["Official hitch hiking point" - how times have changed!]
  
 Rural scene with animals and children beside a canal near Tura in Egypt, 18 July 1943
  
 The melon market on the Mad Mile, Cairo, 17 July 1943
  
Vendors at the melon market, Cairo, 17 July 1943

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