Title

Berberin boatmen, flooded isle of Philae, Egypt, c1922. Artist: Donald McLeish

Caption

Berberin boatmen, flooded isle of Philae, Egypt, c1922. The island and its ruins were regularly flooded after the construction of the Aswan Low Dam in 1902. The buildings were moved to higher ground to save them from further damage in a project organised by UNESCO in the 1960s. A print from Peoples of all Nations, Volume III, edited by JA Hammerton, The Fleetway House, London, c1922.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1922

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C56_038

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,2Mb) / 16,0in x 12,1in / 4803 x 3635 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation river water building buildings smiling religious boat boats country Egypt religion temple costume geography headdress Nile Egyptian ruins archaeology ruin dress travelling turban location century flooded dam concept ruined archaeological site river nile archeology twenties B&W flooding headgear MONOCHROME water transport black & white black and white B W boatman 1920s Ancient Egyptian the Nile 20th century Aswan Dam The Print Collector ancient site As Sa'id geographical feature Philae TGN photograph portrait Donald McLeish McLeish Donald photograph portrait