Artifact
Postcard of the Sphinx and Pyramids
Description
- Postcard showing the Sphinx and Pyramid of Khafre near Cairo, Egypt.
- Back of the postcard reads: "Dear Mother, The mail has not arrived here yet and as it has to leave tomorrow morning am sending a postcard. We are looking for Sanson anytime now. Trusting you are all well. Will. P.S. Will write a letter next mail and am generally too tired to write after work as it is quite cool here now and it makes a fellow sleepy. With best wishes to you all for Christmas. Will."
Background Information
- Part of a postcard collection belonging to William Gillespie who worked in the Dutch East Indies (modern South East Asia) in the 1920s.
Latitude: 29° 58' 30.886" N
Longitude: 31° 8' 14.557" E
Date
December 12, 1912
Dimensions
inches
Length:
5.4
Height:
3.4
Events, Places, People
- William Gillespie
- Cairo, Egypt
