Caption
Soldiers in the port of Port Saïd for the opening of the Suez Canal, Egypt, Inauguration du Canal de Suez. Embarquement des troupes à Port-Saïd (instantanee), stereoscopic photograph, number: '10007.', photographer: Ferrier Père-Fils et Soulier & Léon et Lévy, Port Said, 1869, North Africa, inorganic material, glass, slide, height 84 mm x width 171 mm, harbour, troop movements, transportation, A crowded scene at a dock with tall ship masts and rigging rising into the sky behind a large group of uniformed people standing in formation, many seen from the back wearing light-colored trousers and carrying packs on their shoulders, while a single person stands facing them in the foreground and a small dog sits nearby on the ground; the ships show multiple spars, ropes, lifeboats, and hull details, and a tall flagpole with a crescent-topped finial appears at the left edge.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B10_196
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38.0Mb (7.1Mb) / 12.2in x 12.1in / 3652 x 3637 (300dpi)