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Series III. First heightening
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Series I. Nile Reservoirs works at Aswan
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This series contains four albums with photographs documenting the construction of the first dam built at Aswan, between 1899 and 1903, as well as the barrage built downstream at Asyut (Assuit) between 1899 and 1903, and subsequent improvements made to the dam and repairs to the temples at Philae between 1903 and 1906. The photographs in Album 4 were removed from their bindings prior to arrival at The Huntington.
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Series IV. Second heightening
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This Series contains 11 albums of photographs documenting the second heightening of the Aswan Dam between 1929 and 1933.
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First heightening
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The Aswan Dam Photographs collection contains 28 albums containing more than 1750 black-and-white photographs (most approximately 8 x 10 in. format), documenting the construction of the first Aswan Dam and Asyut Barrage from 1899 to 1902, the first dam heightening from 1907 to 1912, the Isna Barrage from 1907 to 1909, and the second heightening from 1930 to 1933. The images chiefly chronicle progress at the construction sites and depict laborers, masonry work, excavating, the transportation of materials and equipment, and the building of the locks, buttresses, gates, canals, and bridges, with many views of the Nile River. In addition there are images of repairs to the temple at Philae (in Albums 1, 3b, 4, and 12), and some photographs of ceremonies including the H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught laying the foundation stone on February 29, 1908 (Album 10, pages 8-9), and the laying of the final stone with Abbas II Hilmi, the Khedive of Egypt, on February 9, 1909 (Album 5, page 24).The collection consists of both nondescript albums with affixed photographs accompanied by typed or handwritten captions, as well as more formal presentation albums, which include inscriptions of W. L. Lowe Brown, resident engineer at the Asyut Barrage (Album 1); John Aird, whose company constructed the dam (Albums 2, 6, and 8) Murdoch MacDonald, chief engineer beginning in 1902 (Album 3); While most of the albums are limited to photographs and captions, Album 1 and 2 have an eight-page printed preface by William E. Garstin and Albums 5 and 6 have two introductory pages of printed explanatory notes by Murdoch MacDonald. Photographers engaged in documenting the construction and heightening projects were D.S. George (construction of the Aswan Dam and first heightening), F. Fiorillo (first heightening), A. Gianny (viewing of Aswan Dam), A. Marques (first heightening), and other unidentified photographers. Within the materials, there are variant spellings of Aswan including Assuan and Asswan.
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First heightening
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Set of 102 loose photographs removed from a bound album with disintegrating bindings. All photographs are by D.S. George. Album title devised by cataloger. Photograph titles and dates transcribed from items. Photographs are numbered 460-559; number 470 is missing.
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First heightening
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Set of 93 loose photographs removed from a bound album with disintegrating bindings. All photographs are signed by D.S. George. Album title devised by cataloger. Photograph titles and dates transcribed from items. Photographs are numbered 369-459; numbers 376, 378, 405, and 410 are missing.
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First heightening
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Set of 100 loose photographs removed from a bound album with disintegrating bindings. All photographs are by either D.S. George or L. Fiorello. Album title devised by cataloger. Photograph titles and dates transcribed from items. Photographs are numbered 560-658; number 630 is missing.
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