Suez Collection (page 3)

Hotel Continental in Port Said, Egypt
Hotel Continental in Port Said in north-eastern Egypt, on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea and on the western bank of the Suez Canal. Date: circa 1910

Street of the Arabian District in Port Said, Egypt
General view over Port Said in north-eastern Egypt, on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea and on the western bank of the Suez Canal, with the Street of the Arabian District in focus. Date: circa 1910

Port Said, Egypt
Docking stations, sailing ships and coast of Port Said, a city on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea and on the western bank of the Suez Canal, Egypt. Date: 1904

Ships on the Suez Canal, Egypt, North Africa, in December 1919. 1919

Port Said, Egypt - Ferdinand de Lesseps statue. Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps (1805-1894) was the French developer of the Suez Canal

Ships in dock at Suez, Egypt, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Port of Suez, Egypt, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Shipping at Suez, Egypt, circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Town of Suez, Egypt circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Crossing the Suez Canal, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Shipping offices, Suez, Egypt circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Port of Suez (Port Tewfik) Egypt, circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Ship in the Suez Canal, Egypt, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805-1894). Engraving. Colored
Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805-1894). French diplomat and entrepreneur. Engraving in The Iberian Illustration, 1894. Colored

Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805-1894) with his family. Engraving
Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805-1894). French diplomat and entrepreneur. Lesseps with his family. Engraving in The Artistic Illustration, 1886. Colored

Suez Canal. Egypt. Watercolor by Riou
Suez Canal. Egypt. Opened in November 1869. Watercolor by Riou. Compiegne Castle. France

Egypt. Isthmus of Suez. Blessing of the Suez Canal in Port Said. Colored engraving from 1870

Egypt. The Spanish frigate Berenguela by the Suez Canal, the first large-scale ship that carried out A?a?A?a?the voyage. Colored engraving from 1870

Egypt. Isthmus of Suez. Arrival of the Eagle to Ismai?lia. Colored engraving from 1870

Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805-1894) French engineer. Letter from the consul general of the French Republic announcing the replacement to Lesseps such consul of France. 1848

Port Tewfik, Suez C1900
General view of Port Tewfik, Suez, showing steamships at the entrance to the Suez Canal. Date: circa 1900

Suez Canal Postcard
A steamship passes through the canal near Port Said. Date: 1918

Suez Construction 6
The waters of the Mediterranean are admitted into the Salt Lakes, effectively completing the Canal. Date: 18 March 1869

Suez Construction 4
Digging the cutting between the Sweet Water canal and Nefiche : giving some idea of the massive scale of the operation, most of which is done by manual labour. Date: 1863

Ship in Suez Canal
A steamship passes through the Canal : the photo shows how the Canal is cut through the desert, involving the removal of vast quantities of sand. Date: circa 1890

Suez Construction 2
The great work commences : great numbers of fellaheen (native Egyptians) are recruited to dig a pathway through the desert sands. Date: 1862

Overland at Alexandria
At Alexandria, mail from England is taken to Suez on camel-back, while mail from India is put aboard ship to Marseille. Date: 1853

Overland - Suez
The harbour at Suez where mail from India is landed, and mail for India taken out to the ships by small boat. Date: 1844

De Lesseps Vanity Fair
FERDINAND DE LESSEPS French diplomat and engineer responsible for the Suez Canal Date: 1805 - 1894

Benjamin Disraeli buys Suez Canal shares
Disraeli (as Jewish trader) proposes to buys Suez Canal shares to secure the safety of the passage to India Date: 1875

Shipping at the entrance to the Suez Canal, Egypt
Shipping at the entrance to the Suez Canal, in Port Said, Egypt. Date: circa 1890

WW1 - Indian maxim section awaiting the enemy, Suez Canal
WW1 - An Indian maxim section helping to defend Egypt against the Turks. The three Indians are positioned on baron land, awaiting their enemy

Steamer Through Suez Canal, Suez, Egypt. Date: 1900s

Colmar Street, Suez, Egypt. Date: 1900s

Cassara Bazar, Suez, Egypt. Date: 1900s

Suez Canal, Suez, Egypt. Showing a steamer Date: 1900s

Port Tewfik, Suez, Egypt. Showing Suez Canal entrance Date: 1900s

The Waterfront, Suez
Marine Side, Suez, Egypt. Showing Sailing Boats Date: 1900s

HMS Amethyst, British sloop
HMS Amethyst (F116), British modified Black Swan class sloop, seen here in the Suez Canal with spectators in the foreground. Date: circa 1950s

Andrew Henderson, Suez c.1943 Date: circa 1943

De Lesseps Statue
Monument to Ferdinand de LESSEPS at the entrance to the Suez Canal at Port Said, Egypt. Date: 1899

Franz Joseph Quay - Port Said, Egypt Date: circa 1910s

Franz Joseph Quay and Lighthouse - Port Said, Egypt
Francois (Franz) Joseph Quay and Lighthouse - Port Said, Egypt Date: circa 1904

Railway Station - Suez, Egypt. The (translated) card caption bears the frankly wonderful spelling Raelway !! Date: circa 1907

Ferdinand de Leseps and the Khedive of Egypt open Suez Canal
Ferdinand de Leseps (1805-1894) and Isma il Pasha (Ismail the Magnificent) (18301895), the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan open the Suez Canal on 17th November, 1869. Date: 1869

Backstreet Scene in Suez, Egypt Date: circa 1904

Lesseps, Ferdinand, vicomte de (1805-1894). French

The Suez Canal, inaugurated the 17th September 1869. Litography

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