Inauguration of the Suez Canal. Ismaïlia, canal d'eau douce, arrival of the scheiks arabes (instantanee), Arrival of the Arab sheikhs for the opening of the Suez Canal, Egypt, stereoscopic photograph, number: '10011', photographer: Ferrier Père-Fils et Soulier & Léon et Lévy, Suez Canal, 1869, Ferrier Père-Fils et Soulier & Léon et Lévy, photographer, North Africa, inorganic material, glass, slide, height 84 mm x width 171 mm, canal, A waterfront scene showing multiple moored boats with tall masts and rigging alongside a quay, wooden decks and small cabin structures on the boats, and piles of cargo and crates on the shore; a row of larger vessels extends into the distance with visible chimneys and winches, and smaller rowing boats are tied near the waterline; long spars and ropes cross the foreground and middle ground, and people are visible on some boats and walking along the quay; beyond the quay a low wall separates the water from an open area with stacked materials, tents or tempor...
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Inauguration of the Suez Canal. Ismaïlia, canal d'eau douce, arrival of the scheiks arabes (instantanee), Arrival of the Arab sheikhs for the opening of the Suez Canal, Egypt, stereoscopic photograph, number: '10011', photographer: Ferrier Père-Fils et Soulier & Léon et Lévy, Suez Canal, 1869, Ferrier Père-Fils et Soulier & Léon et Lévy, photographer, North Africa, inorganic material, glass, slide, height 84 mm x width 171 mm, canal, A waterfront scene showing multiple moored boats with tall masts and rigging alongside a quay, wooden decks and small cabin structures on the boats, and piles of cargo and crates on the shore; a row of larger vessels extends into the distance with visible chimneys and winches, and smaller rowing boats are tied near the waterline; long spars and ropes cross the foreground and middle ground, and people are visible on some boats and walking along the quay; beyond the quay a low wall separates the water from an open area with stacked materials, tents or temporary structures, flagpoles with flags flying, and groups of people gathered along the distant shoreline.

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Inauguration Suez Canal Ismaïlia canal d'eau douce arrival scheiks arabes instantanee Arrival Arab sheikhs opening Egypt stereoscopic photograph number 10011 photographer Ferrier Père-Fils et Soulier & Léon Lévy 1869 North Africa inorganic material glass slide height 84 mm x width 171 mm canal waterfront scene showing multiple moored boats tall masts rigging alongside quay wooden decks small cabin structures boats piles cargo crates shore row larger vessels extends distance visible chimneys winches smaller rowing tied near waterline long spars ropes cross foreground middle ground people visible walking beyond low wall separates water open area stacked materials tents temporary structures flagpoles flags flying groups people gathered distant shoreline

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