Luxor
photograph, photograph
Accession Number

NAM.2016-07-6-171

Description

Photograph showing the Colossi of Memnon - two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, near Luxor, Egypt, December 1939. The image relates to Lt James Pink, Royal Tank Regiment, who is sightseeing with his friend Dick Saunders (Lt R G S Saunders). From a photograph album containing 196 photos (including 8 archives) associated with Lt (later Major) James Henry Pink MBE, Royal Tank Corps and Royal Tank Regiment, 1938-1946. Some items are loose. Most images are taken in Egypt, Cyprus and the UK. Associated with World War Two (1939-1945).