Historical information

Album of photographs taken in the Middle East in 1917. The collection begins with images of the ship 'Wiltshire' leaving from Sydney and then on to Colombo. There are photos of local points of interest and local people in Colombo, Cairo, Alexandria and Lower Jordan. The album also contains images relating to the 19th and 17th British General Hospitals, their nurses, patients, V.A.D.'s and residences.

According to the inscription on the cover, the album belonged to Dorothy White. Dorothy was staying at Rhedural Hotel in Alexandria in 1917. "Rhedural" was a historical misspelling of Khedivial Hotel (Hotel Khédivial), located on Rue de la Porte de Rosette in Alexandria, Egypt. During World War I it was used to accommodate military personnel and nurses. The collection includes photos of this hotel and its surrounds.

Physical description

Dark green mottled cover photo album with the word 'photographs' printed across the front cover in white print. There is a white sticker attached to the top left corner with WWI Middle East handwritten on it.
The pages are cardboard with cutouts to display four 2x3 photos on each page.

Inscriptions & markings

'WWI / MIDDLE EAST' [Handwritten in black ink on a label attached to front cover]
'Dorothy S. White / Rhedural Hotel / Rue De Rosette / Alexandria / Egypt' [Handwritten in black ink on the inside front cover]
'17.12.17' [Handwritten on the inside front cover]