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''Barrage d'Assouan; Le Nord-Est Africain', 1914. Creator: Unknown''Barrage d'Assouan; Le Nord-Est Africain', 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914
The dam across the Nile, the building of the Aswan Dam, Egypt, 1853
Berberin boatmen, flooded isle of Philae, Egypt, c1922. Artist: Donald McLeishBerberin boatmen, flooded isle of Philae, Egypt, c1922. The island and its ruins were regularly flooded after the construction of the Aswan Low Dam in 1902
The Aswan dam as seen from the Philae temple, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodThe Aswan dam as seen from the Philae temple, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted
Aswan Dam, Egypt, 20th century. In the late 19th century, the growth of population and agricultural production in the lower Nile Valley led to the decision to build a dam across the river at Aswan
Benjamin Baker (1840-1907), British civil engineer, c1896Sir Benjamin Baker (1840-1907), British civil engineer, c1896. His best-known projects include the Forth Railway Bridge and the first Aswan Dam across the Nile in Egypt