Caption

Station in the Suez Canal, Kantara, Egypt, photograph, View of a mooring place and of the Suez Canal with a ship on the right and camels on the gangplank., number: '1710', inscription: 'Zangaki', inscription: 'No. 74 Persia croisant le pont des caravannes de Kantara', photographer: Zangaki, Cairo (city), c. 1880 - c. 1900, Ottoman Empire, North Africa, paper, albumen print, height 219 mm x width 285 mm, Suez Canal, A large steamship with tall masts and a smokestack is moored near a wooden pier, with a flag flying from its stern; a number of camels loaded with packs stand on and near the pier while groups of people in robes and head coverings gather on the shore and on the pier, some standing and some sitting; a smaller boat floats beside the shore and wooden structures and low buildings are visible in the background along the waterline; the foreground shows a sloping sandy embankment with seated and standing figures and scattered items on the ground.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B08_485

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Keywords

Station Suez Canal Kantara Egypt photograph View mooring place ship right camels gangplank number 1710 inscription Zangaki No 74 Persia croisant le pont des caravannes de Kantara photographer Cairo city c 1880 - c 1900 Ottoman Empire North Africa paper albumen print height 219 mm x width 285 mm large steamship tall masts smokestack moored near wooden pier flag flying stern camels loaded packs stand near pier groups people robes head coverings gather shore standing sitting smaller boat floats beside wooden structures low buildings visible background waterline foreground sloping sandy embankment seated standing figures scattered items ground