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The Heightening of the Aswan Dam

Description

This presentation album contains 21 photographs, and five additional loose prints, with a two-page printed preface. Most photographs are signed by D.S. George. Contains the bookplate of the Egyptian Government inscribed "Inauguration of the Heightening of the Assuan Dam. Dec. 23 1912, presented to Sir John Aird Bart" on the inside front cover.

Album title transcribed from cover title. Photograph titles transcribed from printed captions pasted on pages; photographs are unnumbered and undated; dates supplied by cataloger based on album title.

Type
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Date
[1907]-1912
Call number
photCL Burndy 1
Provenance
Burndy Library Collection, Gift of Dibner Family, November 2006. The albums were purchased for the Burndy Library Collection between 1999 and 2001 from book dealers including Marlborough Rare Books, C. J. Dennistoun Rare Books, and Charles B. Wood III Antiquarian Booksellers.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Associated people
Aird, John, (1833-1911,)
Fiorillo, F., (1849-1925,)
Garstin, William, (1866-1957,)
George, D. S., (1866-1957,)
Gianny, A.,
Lowe-Brown, William Lowe,
Macdonald, Murdoch,
Macdonald, Murdoch,
Marques, A.,
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