A The Egypt Centre Event
SpeakerProfessor Paul Nicholson, Cardiff University
Dr Steve Mills, Cardiff University
To: 15 Nov 2017, 8 p.m.
Location: Fulton House Lecture room 2, Fulton House
Photographs of Egypt and Palestine taken during the First World War offer an untapped resource to both archaeologists and military historians. Not only are they taken, or purchased, in a clearly defined time period and so offer - literally - a snapshot of the condition of monuments at that time, but they are usually taken by individuals with no historical training and so may show areas of monuments not commonly photographed.
Official photographs of the military campaign number only about 600, whilst the 'Views' project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, has collected over 2000 'soldier photographs' which offer a valuable addition to the military history of the Palestine Campaign.'
Contact: Wendy Goodridge (Email: w.r.goodridge@swansea.ac.uk) - Telephone: 01792 295960
Event created by: w.r.goodridge