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Port Said, Egypt, where the steam ships are anchored and the native fishing boats bow in respect to their giant sisters
(1920s-1930s)

Medium
gelatin silver photograph

Measurements
37.6 × 29.8 cm (image)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased from Admission Funds, 1987

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Inscription
inscribed in ink (diagonally) on support reverse u.l.: (...illeg.) / scha (...illeg) / ustralian Broadcas / Commission / Melbourne.
typed and printed in ink on accompanying paper label: PORT SAID - WHERE THE STEAM SHIPS ARE ANCHORED / AND THE NATIVE FISHING BOATS BOW IN RESPECT TO THEIR / GIANT SISTERS. / EGYPT.

Accession Number
PH58-1987

Department
Australian Photography