World War One Light Horse photographs [SRG 435/1/235-275] • Photograph

Man near a bridge.

Man near a bridge.

c. 1917, Photograph, SRG 435/1/265

A man carrying a box on his head. A bridge and buildings can be seen in the background. Note on back: 'Brudo(?) going across a walk(?)'.

Grain dump at Beersheba.

Grain dump at Beersheba.

c. 1917, Photograph, SRG 435/1/266

Men and horses at a grain dump in Beersheba.

Jordan River pontoon bridge.

Jordan River pontoon bridge.

c. 1917, Photograph, SRG 435/1/267

Troops crossing the Jordan River via pontoon bridges.

Monastery of the Temptation.

Monastery of the Temptation.

c. 1917, Photograph, SRG 435/1/268

View from the Monastery of the Temptation, located on a cliff overlooking the city of Jericho and the Jordan Valley, built on the slopes of the Mount of Temptation. Note on back: 'Dear Ivy, Having got the negatives of this photo so I am sending your cousin a ... of each (?)'.

Jordan River.

Jordan River.

c. 1917, Photograph, SRG 435/1/269

Landscape view of the Jordan River.

Waves along a beach near Foqa.

Waves along a beach near Foqa.

c. 1917, Photograph, SRG 435/1/270

Rough waves at a beach. Note on back: 'Rough sea on coast near Foqa'. Probably Ein ad-Duyuk al-Foqa, a Palestinian village in the Jordan Valley near Jericho.

Mount of Temptation.

Mount of Temptation.

c. 1917, Photograph, SRG 435/1/271

The Mount of Temptation in the Jordan Valley near Jericho. The Monastery of the Temptation can be seen on the cliff face on the left.

Jordan Valley and River.

Jordan Valley and River.

c. 1917, Photograph, SRG 435/1/272

Landscape view of the Jordan Valley and river.

Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem.

Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem.

c. 1917, Photograph, SRG 435/1/273

View of the Mosque of Omar in Jerusalem.

Holy Grotto of the Temptation of Christ.

Holy Grotto of the Temptation of Christ.

c. 1917, Photograph, SRG 435/1/274

Holy Grotto in the Monastery of the Temptation on the Mount of Temptation in the Jordan Valley.

Destroyed railway line near Zagazig, Egypt.

Destroyed railway line near Zagazig, Egypt.

c. 1917, Photograph, SRG 435/1/275

A broken railway line and carriage. Note on back: 'This is a photo taken about 10 miles from Zagazig where we are camping at present. Results after the Revolution'.