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| Picture No | 10547120 |
| Date | 1911 |
| Description | Turco-Italian War, 1911 - loading fodder for Italian troops |
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Hay being loaded onto the steamship 'Italian', part of provisions for the Italian army in Tripoli during the 1911-1912 Turco-Italian war in Tripoli in the area now known as modern-day Libya. The question of feeding troops was particularly pressing due to the outbreak of cholera in the area and the exorbitant price of food in Tripoli.
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| Source | Photograph in The Sphere magazine, 18 November 1911 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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