Nile Collection (page 11)

The Nag Hammadi Barrage (Dam) - Egypt
Outlets of the Flushing Culverts in the dock - 22nd July 1928. Photograph from an album commemorating the opening of the Nag Hammadi Barrage (dam) in 1930

The River Nile at Boulaque

Traditional Egyptian water wheel
A traditional ox-powered Egyptain water wheel, used to draw up water from the Nile for irrigation

Feluccas and Dhows, Egypt
Feluccas and Dhows of the River Nile, Egypt

Seasonal Greetings card (Christmas) from Egypt
Christmas Wishes from Egypt to a Dear Mother with a scene of the banks of the River Nile with boats (feluccas and dhows) moored up on the riverbank

Egypt - Cairo - Kasr-el-Nil Bridge
Egypt - Cairo - the Pont de Ghazirah (a bridge over the Nile) and a street scene in the city

Sudan - Upper Reaches of the Nile

Egypt - Cairo - Kasr-el-Nil Bridge and Girl
Egypt - Cairo - The entrance to the Pont de Ghazirah - a bridge over the Nile at Cairo built by a French Ironworks. When Egypt became British, the two statues of the (very English) lions were added

Sudan - Shulluck Hippo Hunters at Hillet-Abbas

Shullucks of the Upper Nile (Khartoum)
Shulluck Tribesmen of the Upper Nile near Khartoum, Sudan

Lear / Nonsense / The Nile
There was an Old Man of the Nile, who sharpened his nails with a file, Till he cut out his thumbs, and said calmly, This comes of sharpening ones nails with a file! Date: First published: 1846

Egyptian scenes
A very early Egyptian postcard with scenes from the country including dhows and feluccas on the River Nile (set within a crescent motif) and a water carrier loading up a donkey

The Egyptian Temple Island of Philae, Egypt flooded
The Egyptian Temple Philae, Egypt under flood water. The Temple, under threat from the Nile throughout history, was eventually moved brick by brick to a new location in 1970 to prevent complete

Aswan - Scene on the River Nile with Paddlesteamer
The Rameses III, one of the paddle steamers operated by Thomas Cook & Son for excursions on the Nile- here seen as Aswan

Sailing boats on the River Nile, Egypt
The distinctive wedge-shaped sails of Dhows and Feluccas on the River Nile, Egypt

Egyptian Beauty and scenes from the country
An Egyptian beauty is framed in a diamond, surrounded by scenes from the country including the Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza, an avenue of Palm trees

Egypt - River Nile - Water carriers fill their water skins
Slightly before Mr Evian, Mr Volvic and Mr Malvern took a firm grip on the market, this is how visitors to Egypt were supplied with fresh drinking water

Boat on the Nile, Cairo, Egypt

Carrying water - Luxor, Egypt
Luxor, Egypt - Native girl carrying water on her head in a large amphora

Egypt - Nile - Children with Crocodiles
Children on the banks of the Nile in Northern Egypt attack a group of crocodiles with sticks

Gold in the Land of the Nile. Ancient Workings in the Easter
Photograph of ancient egyptian diggings for gold

Gold in the Land of the Nile. The Um Garaiart Camp of the Ni
Photograph of the sloping tables used to separate gold from waste products

Gold in the Land of the Nile. Ancient Gold Crushing Mills
Gold mining was established in Ancient Egypt and there exist many ancient gold mine workings and these mills for crushing the ore

Sudan Gondokoro
Village on the Upper Nile

Sudan Khartoum
Distant view of the town from the Blue Nile

Sir Richard Francis Burton disguised as a Pathan, c. 1853
Engraving of Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890), the English explorer, linguist and diplomat, disguised as a Pathan, c.1853

Sir Samuel Baker (1821-1893)
Engraving of Sir Samuel White Baker, the English explorer, pictured in 1873. Baker undertook extensive exploration of Central Africa, in search of the source of the Nile River, in the early 1860 s

Emin Pasha and Mr. Jephson entering Dufile, 1888
Engraving showing the Emin Pasha and Mr. Jephson riding into Dufile, on the banks of the River Nile, c.1888. Emin Pasha (1840-1892)

Lady Florence Baker (1841-1916)
Engraving of Lady Florence Baker, the wife of Sir Samuel White Baker, the English explorer, pictured in 1873. Lady Baker joined her husband on his extensive exploration of Central Africa

Sudan Dongola
General view of the birthplace of the Mahdi, on the Nile above the Third Cataract

Egypt / Philae / Flooded
The ruins of the Egyptian temple on Philae Island under the waters of the swollen Nile

The Last Entry in Dr. David Livingstones Notebook, 1873
Engraving showing the last entries in Dr. David Livingstones notebook. Born in Lanarkshire in 1813, the Scottish missionary

The Funeral of Dr. David Livingstone, Westminster Abbey, 187
Engraving showing the funeral of Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary and explorer, which was held in Westminster Abbey, April 1874

Dr. Livingstone being carried during his last exploration, M
Engraving showing the sick Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), Scottish missionary and explorer, being carried during the last days of his life

James Augustus Grant (1827-1892)
Engraving showing Captain James Augustus Grant, the Scottish soldier and explorer, pictured in 1863. Between 1860 and 1863 John Hanning Speke

Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873)
Engraving of Dr. David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary and explorer, published in 1874. The discoverer of Victoria Falls

John Hanning Speke and James Augustus Grant speaking at the
Engraving showing Captain John Hanning Speke (1827-1864) (standing, left) and Captain James Augustus Grant (1827-1892) (standing, right) being welcomed at the Royal Geographical Society, London

Dr. Livingstone reading the Bible to some of his African hel
Engraving of Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary and explorer, reading the Bible to some of his African helpers

Waganda Band, 1860 s
Engraving showing a group of the Waganda, or Baganda, people of south-central Uganda playing musical instruments, early 1860 s

John Hanning Speke (1827-1864)
Engraving showing Captain John Hanning Speke, the English explorer, pictured in 1863. Between 1860 and 1863 Speke and James Augustus Grant led an expedition to find the source of the Nile; finally

KHARTOUM
Khartoum, on the Nile

Cholera in Egypt
Scene in the courtyard of a house in Cairo. The patients were laid in the courtyard partly because of the cooler temperatures and also because the occupants were afraid of infection

Royal Tourists in Egypt
Royal tourists Edward and Alexandra sail on the Nile, with the royal yacht following discreetly behind

Large Lanteen-Rigged Dhow on the Nile, 1853
Engraving of a large passenger-carrying lanteen-rigged dhow, on the Nile, Egypt, 1853

Egyptian River Scene
A typically Egyptian riverbank scene of still waters in a sandstone valley

Racial / N Africa / Bongo
The Bongo tribe of the Upper Nile outside their reed huts

Infant Moses Found
The infant Moses is found by the Pharaohs daughter, floating on the Nile

Paddle Steamer on Nile
Paddle Steamer and Pleasure Cruiser make steady progress through the calm wide channel of the Nile

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