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  • The Ruins of Askelon The Ruins of Askelon

    (art) Made by: Maxwell, Donald

    image: a view along a narrow road that winds up a slope to some of the ancient stone ruins of Askalon.

  • El Fuleh, from the Railway El Fuleh, from the Railway

    (art) Made by: Maxwell, Donald

    image: a group of Arab men sit together on the ground, a single man standing before them. They are gathered next to several wheeled carts. A military truck drives off along a road to the left. The buildings of a town are visible just beyond a small bank...

  • Gaza Railway: 'Chariots of Iron' Gaza Railway: 'Chariots of Iron'

    (art) Made by: Maxwell, Donald

    image: a view from a slope of a steam train moving along a railway running through some of the buildings of Gaza. In the foreground are some trees and bushes, a building on top of the small slope to the left. The train steams along from right to left,...

  • HMS Mavis bombarding an Observation Post at Askelon, Palestine HMS Mavis bombarding an Observation Post at Askelon, Palestine

    (art) Made by: Maxwell, Donald

    image: a view of a coastal position near Askalon being bombarded by the Royal Navy warship HMS Mavis, which can be seen on the water in the distance to the right. A shell explodes on the coast in the centre of the composition. Stone ruins stand in the...

  • Charge of the 2nd Lancers at El Afuli : in the Valley of Armageddon, 5 am, Friday 20th September 1918 Charge of the 2nd Lancers at El Afuli : in the Valley of Armageddon, 5 am, Friday 20th September 1918

    (art) Made by: Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell (RA) 1918

    image: A line of Indian lancers charge at Turkish infantry across a valley, with high ground visible in the background. In the foreground two Turkish infantrymen lie on the ground as they are speared by two Indian lancers.

  • Shoeing Under Difficulties, The Jordan Valley : field forge in the Jordan Valley Shoeing 'Jimmy' Shoeing Under Difficulties, The Jordan Valley : field forge in the Jordan Valley Shoeing 'Jimmy'

    (art) Made by: Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell (RA) 1918

    image: A British soldier is shoeing a brown horse, with three other British soldiers beside him. One of the men works at a forge, a cigarette hanging from his mouth. All of this is performed under the shade created by a canvas roof held by wooden...

  • Nebi Musa (The Tomb of Moses) and the Dead Sea : from Talaat-ed-Dumm Nebi Musa (The Tomb of Moses) and the Dead Sea : from Talaat-ed-Dumm

    (art) Made by: Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell (RA) 1918

    image: A view of the dry undulating landscape of Nebi Musa with the Dead Sea visible in the background. The landscape has little vegetation and there is a track visible on the slope to the left.

  • Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives : Gordon's Carmel in the middle distance Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives : Gordon's Carmel in the middle distance

    (art) Made by: Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell (RA) 1918-08-03

    image: A view from a hill over the surrounding landscape, with the buildings of Jerusalem visible in the background. The ground is dry but grass-covered with a few trees and there are roads leading into the city.

  • Egyptian Labour Corps, repairing the Nebi Musa Road Egyptian Labour Corps, repairing the Nebi Musa Road

    (art) Made by: McBey, James 1918-05-08

    image: a view along the Nebi Musa road, which runs through a narrow mountain pass. To the left of the road is a steep gully, within which men of the Egyptian Labour Corps stand on narrow planks of wood that enable them to work on the wall supporting the...

  • The Wadi Ali : one of the three passes by which access to the Judaean Plateau is possible The Wadi Ali : one of the three passes by which access to the Judaean Plateau is possible

    (art) Made by: McBey, James 1917

    image: a large mass of British and Indian Army troops move across a flat plain leading to a narrow mountain pass. On the left an artillery gun is pulled by a tractor, with a train of camels on the right.

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