Elevated view of the city and mosque, Cairo

Gift In Memory of Joseph B. Johnson
Description: 

Photograph. Souvenir. Official caption: "5. Citadel and view of Cairo [from envelope]." Cairo, Egypt. No date

Image Information

Donor: 
Ms. Mary DuBuisson
Accession Number: 
2013.522.070
Date: 
1945
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
Theater of Service: 
Unit: 
1264th AAF Base Unit
63rd Air Depot Group
Campaign / Event: 
POW / KIA: 
Topical Subjects: 
Cities & towns--Egypt
Mosques--Israel
Collection Level: 
Items from the service of Joseph B. Johnson, who was born in Slidell, Louisiana on July 29, 1910. He enlisted in the United States Army as a private in the Air Corps on October 10, 1942 and served in the Middle East as part of the U.S. Army Forces, Africa-Middle East Theater (AMET) with the 1264th AAF Base Unit, 63rd Air Depot Group. The collection contains a scrapbook, ephemera, and over 300 souvenir photographs from Johnson's service in the Middle East.
Geography: 
Al-Qāhirah
Latitude: 
30.050
Longitude: 
31.250
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Cities & towns--Egypt
Mosques--Israel