Caption

Maintenance work on the Suez Canal, 1958. Scores of indentured labourers carry out maintenance work on the banks of the Suez Canal, two years after the Suez Crisis of 1956. Suez, Egypt, 1958., Suez, Egypt, Northern Africa, Africa.

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Photo12/Universal Images Group

Reference

UMG12A14_285

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Rights managed

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59,1Mb (2,2Mb) / 18,7in x 12,3in / 5614 x 3680 (300dpi)

Keywords

Canal Digging Labouring Landscape and scenery Marine and coastal Labour Manual and craftwork Labour Slavery and forced labour Trade and industry Construction and engineering Transport and communication Water Education health and welfare Poverty and hardship Suez Egypt Northern Africa Africa