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Aswan Collection

Background imageAswan Collection: Building of the Aswan Dam, Egypt

Building of the Aswan Dam, Egypt -- temples were either covered by water or dismantled and moved to a new location. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageAswan Collection: Aswan, Egypt - Cataract Hotel

Aswan, Egypt - Cataract Hotel
The Cataract Hotel, Aswan, Egypt

Background imageAswan Collection: Great Temple of Rameses II. EGYPT. ASWAN. Abu

Great Temple of Rameses II. EGYPT. ASWAN. Abu Simbel. Great Temple of Rameses II. Main entrance to the Great Temple. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Architecture

Background imageAswan Collection: Society at the Cataract Hotel, Assuan (Aswan), Egypt

Society at the Cataract Hotel, Assuan (Aswan), Egypt
Group of well-known people at the Cataract Hotel in Aswan, near the huge dam. Pictured are Sir Oliver Duncan (in white hat), Delia de Bagno, the Marquess of Huntly, Lady Joan Villiers

Background imageAswan Collection: Aswan Quarries

Aswan Quarries

Background imageAswan Collection: Egypt Aswan Quarries Victorian period

Egypt Aswan Quarries Victorian period

Background imageAswan Collection: Aswan Quarry, Egypt, Victorian period

Aswan Quarry, Egypt, Victorian period

Background imageAswan Collection: Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife and her daughters

Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife and her daughters
Louise, Princess Royal of Great Britain, Duchess of Fife (1867-1931), third child and eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, pictured with her two daughters, Alexandra

Background imageAswan Collection: Prince Arthur of Connaught with his family

Prince Arthur of Connaught with his family
Prince Arthur of Connaught (1883-1938)with his wife Alexandra, Duchess of Fife (1891-1959) and their only son, Alastair Arthur, Earl of Macduff, 2nd Duke of Connaught (1914-1943)

Background imageAswan Collection: Second cataract on the River Nile, Aswan, Egypt

Second cataract on the River Nile, Aswan, Egypt
Vintage 19th century photograph: second cataract on the River Nile, Aswan, Egypt

Background imageAswan Collection: Boats on the Nile at Assouan (Aswan), Egypt 1857

Boats on the Nile at Assouan (Aswan), Egypt 1857, Francis Frith. It seems possible that the figure mid-frame is Frith himself

Background imageAswan Collection: Temple of Isis, Philae, Aswan, Egypt

Temple of Isis, Philae, Aswan, Egypt. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageAswan Collection: German Crown Princess at Assouan, Egypt

German Crown Princess at Assouan, Egypt
The Crown Princess of Germany (Cecilie of Mecklenberg-Schwerin) pictured leaving the German Church at Assouan (Aswan), Egypt in 1911

Background imageAswan Collection: Aerial view, Cataract Hotel, Aswan (Assuan), Egypt

Aerial view, Cataract Hotel, Aswan (Assuan), Egypt, on the River Nile. Date: 1936

Background imageAswan Collection: Bisharin tribesman of the Nubian Desert, near Aswan, Egypt

Bisharin tribesman of the Nubian Desert, near Aswan, Egypt
Bisharin tribesman of the Nubian Desert, living at an encampment near Assuan (Aswan), Egypt. He is holding a large sword. Date: 1922

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Illustrated London News - 17th August 1907 Date: 1907

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Background imageAswan Collection: FALL / SALUKI / 1933

FALL / SALUKI / 1933
CHAMPION ASWAN OF RURITANIA Owned by Miss Doxford. Champion grandson of Kelb and made up in 1930. Date: 1933

Background imageAswan Collection: Cataracts of the Nile above Aswan, Upper Egypt

Cataracts of the Nile above Aswan, Upper Egypt
View of the Cataracts of the River Nile above Aswan (Assouan), Upper Egypt. Date: circa 1870

Background imageAswan Collection: Bisharin woman from Aswan, Egypt

Bisharin woman from Aswan, Egypt. The Bisharin tribe live in the eastern part of the Nubian Desert in Sudan and southern Egypt. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageAswan Collection: Philae Temple - Aswan, Egypt

Philae Temple - Aswan, Egypt
Philae - originally located near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile River in southern Egypt, and was the site of an Ancient Egyptian temple complex

Background imageAswan Collection: Grand Hotel in Aswan (Assuan), Egypt

Grand Hotel in Aswan (Assuan), Egypt
Person walking on a road while two goats follow behind in front of the Grand Hotel in Aswan (Assuan), south of Egypt. Date: 1943

Background imageAswan Collection: Egypt. Aswan. The unfinished obelisk

Egypt. Aswan. The unfinished obelisk in a granite quarry. The bottom side is still attached to the bedrock and it presents the marks from workers tools

Background imageAswan Collection: Aswan Dam under construction

Aswan Dam under construction
A photograph of the Aswan dam during its construction, particularly showing its extensive Sluices lined with Ashlar. Date: 1902

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Aswan Dam
Lock gates on the newly-constructed Aswan Dam on the River Nile in Egypt. Date: 1902

Background imageAswan Collection: Egypt - Bisharin warrior, Aswan

Egypt - Bisharin warrior, Aswan
A Bisharin Tribesman of Aswan, Egypt with his shield, spear and small Egyptain lyre. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageAswan Collection: Spain. Madrid. Temple of Debod

Spain. Madrid. Temple of Debod. Ancient Egyptian temple which was dismantled and rebuilt in Madrid in 1968. From southern Egypt, near Aswan. Built 200 BC. West Park

Background imageAswan Collection: Aswan High Dam across the Nile, Egypt

Aswan High Dam across the Nile, Egypt
Aswan High Dam across the Nile at Aswan built between 1898 and 1902 to control the rivers cycle of flooding the river banks which are used as farmland - south of Egypt. Date: circa 1920

Background imageAswan Collection: Aswan, Egypt - Pylon of the Temple of Isis

Aswan, Egypt - Pylon of the Temple of Isis
Philae, Aswan - Pylon of the Temple of Isis and Kiosk - Egypt, North Africa - Card series (2/8). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageAswan Collection: Egypt, Africa - The ferry at Aswan

Egypt, Africa - The ferry at Aswan. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageAswan Collection: Aswan, Egypt - Three boys crossing the Nile in small boats

Aswan, Egypt - Three boys crossing the Nile in small boats. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageAswan Collection: Mahdist War - Sudan Campaign - Aswan

Mahdist War - Sudan Campaign - Aswan - Seashore, small boats, hills in background. Part of Box 244 Boswell Collection - Sudan War

Background imageAswan Collection: Boys bathing, second nile cataract, Aswan, c1880s

Boys bathing, second nile cataract, Aswan, c1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageAswan Collection: Savoy Hotel Aswan, Egypt, circa 1890

Savoy Hotel Aswan, Egypt, circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Background imageAswan Collection: Egyp. Aswan. Elephantine Island. Landscape

Egyp. Aswan. Elephantine Island. Landscape

Background imageAswan Collection: Aswan Eclipsed

Aswan Eclipsed
The Aswan Dam, on the river Nile in Egypt, photographed during an eclipse. This is the only photograph of a dam taken during an eclipse in our entire collection. Date: 11 November 1901

Background imageAswan Collection: NILE / AT ASWAN / 1904

NILE / AT ASWAN / 1904
Nile - The First Cataract at Aswan. Date: 1904

Background imageAswan Collection: Philae Temple / Approach

Philae Temple / Approach
Temple of Philae - approach. The setting for the temple was the island of Philae, and the buildings had to be reassembled nearby when the Aswan High Dam was built. Date: 1847

Background imageAswan Collection: Eclipse / Aswan Dam 1901

Eclipse / Aswan Dam 1901
Photographed above the Aswan dam on the Nile, Egypt Date: 11 November 1901

Background imageAswan Collection: Herodotus - Early Traveller and Historian - In Egypt

Herodotus - Early Traveller and Historian - In Egypt
Herodotus - Ancient Greek Traveller and Historian - Visiting Aswan in Ancient Egypt. His eye-witness accounts indicate that he travelled in Egypt probably sometime after 454 BC or possibly earlier in

Background imageAswan Collection: Temples of Sobek and Haroeris. 2nd-1st c. BC. EGYPT

Temples of Sobek and Haroeris. 2nd-1st c. BC. EGYPT. Kawm Umbu. Temple of Kom Ombo (dedicated to Haroeris and Sobek). Relief depicting surgical instruments. Egyptian art. Ptolemaic period

Background imageAswan Collection: Egypt. Philae. Temple of Isis

Egypt. Philae. Temple of Isis
Temple of Isis. EGYPT. Philae. Temple of Isis. Goddesses Isis and Nephtis, sisters of Osiris. Bas-relief located on the northern outside wall of the sanctuary. Egyptian art. Ptolemaic period

Background imageAswan Collection: Egypt. Abu Simbel

Egypt. Abu Simbel
Great Temple of Rameses II. EGYPT. ASWAN. Abu Simbel. Great Temple of Rameses II. Main entrance to the Great Temple. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Architecture

Background imageAswan Collection: Excavation for Aswan Dam, Egypt

Excavation for Aswan Dam, Egypt
Excavation in progress for the Niles Aswan Dam in the Bab-El-Kibir region of Egypt. Date: 1902

Background imageAswan Collection: Excavation along line of Aswan Dam, Egypt

Excavation along line of Aswan Dam, Egypt
A photograph of excavation along the line of the Niles Aswan Dam in eastern Egypt. Date: 1902

Background imageAswan Collection: View of Aswan Dam during construction

View of Aswan Dam during construction
A view of the Aswan Dam on the River Nile in Egypt during construction, from upstream. Date: 1902

Background imageAswan Collection: Aswan Dam from downstream

Aswan Dam from downstream
The Aswan Dam on the River Nile, Egypt, from downstream. Date: 1902



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