C00099
Photograph C00099 Period 1910-1919The 9th Battalion crossing the Suez Canal on a pontoon (left). Along the bank of the canal are many of the boats (feluccas) used by local people, with their distinctive angled masts.
004021 Accession Number: 004021
Description
EGYPT - LOOKING BACK ALONG THE CANAL FROM THE WALL OF THE LOCK AT ISMALIA. AS THE SUN GETS BEHIND THE PATTERN OF MASTS AND FELUCCAS AND THEIR CREWS SETTLE DOWN TO WAIT PATIENTLY FOR THE DAWN WHEN THEY WILL GO ON THEIR WAY INTO THE SUEZ. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).
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004021
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Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
3 November 1940
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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