H00707 Accession Number: H00707

Description

Filters in the water purification plant at Kantara in the Sinai Peninsula where water from the Sweet water Canal was purified by straining, clarified by alum, filtered through sand under pressure and chlorinated before being taken to the front by pipeline or water trains.

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Accession Number
H00707
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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