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Call Number:

PH-00882

Collection Name:

The Nile Reservoir Works at Aswan and Asyut

No. of Items:

81 images in 2 bound volumes

Span Dates:

[1898?]-1903

Description:

Two-volume set of photographic albums, entitled The Nile Reservoir Works at Aswan and Asyut, published in Cairo in 1902. The albums document and summarize the construction of the Aswan Dam and the Asyut Barrage (a.k.a. the Assiout Weir), and the attempts to preserve the temples on the Island of Philae, between 1898 and 1902.

The first volume is prefaced with an 8-page descriptive note written by Sir William Garstin (1849-1925), the Under Secretary of State for Public Works in Egypt, and it contains 31 mounted platinum prints (21 of the Aswan Dam, 2 of the Island of Philae, and 8 of the Asyut Barrage) by D. S. George.

The second volume does not contain any prefatory text, but the majority of photographs include captions as printed from the negatives, or are accompanied by a caption printed below the photograph on the album page. The album contains 50 photographic images, which include 5 panoramic images, comprised of a total of 59 photographs (38 platinum prints, 4 collodion printing-out paper prints, and 8 gelatin silver developing-out paper prints). The majority of images are by D. S. George (29, including 2 panoramas). One photograph is signed by “D.M.” The remaining 20 images are not signed but might be attributed D. S. George. In addition to 21 images of the dam and barrage construction, there are 15 views post-construction, 5 exterior views of the temples on Philae after the reservoir was filled, and 2 interior views of the temples on Philae. Additionally there are 4 photographs taken on the occasion of Sir Cecil Rhodes’ visit to the Aswan Dam, 2 photographs of eclipses seen over the Nile on June 28th, 1900, and on November 11, 1901, and one five-panel panoramic photograph of Aswan and the Nile.

Accession No(s):

964:0412:0001-0050; 964:1031:0001-0031

Location(s):

f TR 655.11 N554 v.1 HRC-P (964:1031:0001-0031)
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Item(s):
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 157A. Daehanea Channel closing Sudd. 10/1/01.
Date 1901
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 23.4 x 28.9 cm; 9 1/5 x 11 2/5 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0001
Title [Mahomed Ali Channel, making Stone Sudd]
Date [1901 or 1902]
Medium Gelatin silver print
Dimensions 22.3 x 27.9 cm; 8 4/5 x 11 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0002
Title Central Channel, Making Stone Sudd.
Date [1901 or 1902]
Medium Gelatin silver print
Dimensions 22.6 x 28.3 cm; 8 9/10 x 11 1/10 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0003
Title View from Habbs Island looking across Sudds. 201 (a.k.a., Central Channel, closing Sand Sudd).
Date [1900]
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 22.7 x 28.5 cm; 8 9/10 x 11 1/5 in
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Number		 964:0412:0004
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 149. From west bank looking east. 29/12/0.0 (a.k.a., Western Channel, making Down Stream Sudd).
Date 1900
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.1 x 29 cm; 9 1/2 x 11 2/5 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0005
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 161. From west bank looking south east.
Date [1901 or 1902]
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.1 x 28.6 cm; 9 1/2 x 11 3/10 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0006
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title Western Channel. Water pumped out ready for Excavation.
Date [1901 or 1902]
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 22.5 x 56.9 cm; 8 9/10 x 22 2/5 in
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Number		 964:0412:0007
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 175. West Channel bottom. 15/3/01.
Date 1901
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.1 x 28.9 cm; 9 1/2 x 11 2/5 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0008
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 211. West Channel. 12/6/01. (a.k.a., Masonry showing commencement of Sluices. West Channel.).
Date 1901
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.1 x 28.9 cm; 9 1/2 x 11 2/5 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0009
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 189. From west bank looking east. 12/4/01.
Date 1901
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 29 x 28.9 cm; 11 2/5 x 11 2/5 in
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Number		 964:0412:0010
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 140. Eastern sluices. 30/11/00.
Date 1900
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.2 x 29 cm; 9 1/2 x 11 2/5 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0011
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 142. Dam from east. 7/12/00.
Date 1900
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.3 x 28.8 cm; 9 3/5 x 11 3/10 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0012
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 156. General view looking west. 9/1/01.
Date 1901
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.1 x 28.6 cm; 9 1/2 x 11 3/10 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0013
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 204. West Channel. 29/5/01.
Date 1901
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.2 x 28.9 cm; 9 1/2 x 11 2/5 in
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Number		 964:0412:0014
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title [Sudd, immediately after being cut. Bab-el-Rebir.]
Date [1901 or 1902]
Medium Gelatin silver print
Dimensions 22.8 x 28.5 cm; 9 x 11 1/5 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0015
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 129. Bab el Sogair, Sudd cutting. 19/7/00.
Date 1900
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.1 x 28.8 cm; 9 1/2 x 11 3/10 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0016
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 134. North side of dam looking west. 27/7/00.
Date 1900
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24 x 28.7 cm; 9 2/5 x 11 3/10 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0017
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 133. North Side of Dam. 27/7/00.
Date 1900
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.2 x 28.8 cm; 9 1/2 x 11 3/10 in
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Number		 964:0412:0018
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 233. North side of dam. 30/9/01. (a.k.a., Flood Nile, rising over Dam.).
Date 1901
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.2 x 29 cm; 9 1/2 x 11 2/5 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0019
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 237. From west bank looking east. 1/10/01.
Date 1901
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.2 x 28.9 cm; 9 1/2 x 11 2/5 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0020
Title Dam, from East Bank.
Date [1901 or 1902]
Medium Gelatin silver print
Dimensions 22.6 x 28.2 cm; 8 9/10 x 11 1/10 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0021
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 288. South side of dam from east bank. 30/3/03.
Date 1903
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.2 x 28.8 cm; 9 1/2 x 11 3/10 in
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Number		 964:0412:0022
Artist/Maker Gilbert, Rhoton (1902 - 1990)
Title [Gyassas, (Native Boats) passing through Locks.]
Date 1902
Medium Gelatin silver print
Dimensions 22.3 x 28.3 cm; 8 4/5 x 11 1/10 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0023
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 272. From west bank looking east. 7/11/02. (a.k.a. Down Stream Face of Dam, from West Bank.).
Date 1902
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.4 x 29 cm; 9 3/5 x 11 2/5 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0024
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 269. Navigation channel. Locks from north. 19/7/02.
Date 1902
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.2 x 28.8 cm; 9 1/2 x 11 3/10 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0025
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 268. Navigation channel. 19/7/02.
Date 1902
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.3 x 29 cm; 9 3/5 x 11 2/5 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0026
Title (96.00) Sluices 8-11-02. (a.k.a. Down Stream Face of Dam, with Sluices.).
Date 1902
Medium Gelatin silver print
Dimensions 22.9 x 27.8 cm; 9 x 10 9/10 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0027
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 274. North side of dam. 7/11/02.
Date 1902
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.2 x 29 cm; 9 1/2 x 11 2/5 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0028
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 271. North side of dam looking east. 7/11/02.
Date 1902
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.2 x 28.9 cm; 9 1/2 x 11 2/5 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0029
Title Down Stream face of Dam [panorama]
Date [1902?]
Medium Gelatin silver print
Dimensions 20.6 x 115.1 cm; 8 1/10 x 45 3/10 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0030
Title Philae, from West, Reservoir full.
Date [1902?]
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.3 x 29 cm; 9 3/5 x 11 2/5 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0031
Title Philae, from East. Reservoir full.
Date [1902?]
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 22.3 x 28.8 cm; 8 4/5 x 11 3/10 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0032
Title Philae. Temples of Isis & Trajan, from South West. Reservoir full.
Date [1902?]
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.2 x 28.8 cm; 9 1/2 x 11 3/10 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0033
Title Philae, from West. Reservoir full.
Date [1902?]
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.3 x 28.8 cm; 9 3/5 x 11 3/10 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0034
Title Philae. Temple of Isis and Trajan.
Date [1902?]
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 34.2 x 28.7 cm; 13 1/2 x 11 3/10 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0035
Title Philae. Columns in Temple of Isis.
Date [1902?]
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.5 x 28.7 cm; 9 3/5 x 11 3/10 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0036
Title Philae. Columns and Roof of Temple of Isis.
Date [1902?]
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.1 x 28.8 cm; 9 1/2 x 11 3/10 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0037
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title Asyût - Barrage. Foundation.
Date [1898-1902]
Medium Collodion printing-out paper print
Dimensions 24.1 x 28.8 cm; 9 1/2 x 11 3/10 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0038
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 9. Asyût Barrage roadway
Date [1902?]
Medium Collodion printing-out paper print
Dimensions 24.2 x 29.5 cm; 9 1/2 x 11 3/5 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0039
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 12. Asyût Barrage, the regulator from east
Date [1902?]
Medium Collodion printing-out paper print
Dimensions 24 x 29.3 cm; 9 2/5 x 11 1/2 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0040
Title [Asyut Barrage. Lock.]
Date [1902?]
Medium Gelatin silver print
Dimensions 22.7 x 28.5 cm; 8 9/10 x 11 1/5 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0041
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 3. Asyût Barrage south side from west bank. No. 3A. Asyût Barrage south side from west bank.
Date [1902?]
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.5 x 55.8 cm; 9 3/5 x 22 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0042
Title Asyut Barrage. South Side, from East Bank.
Date [1902?]
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 22.7 x 56.6 cm; 8 9/10 x 22 3/10 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0043
Title Asswan [sic]. Mr. Cecil Rhodes' Visit December 14th 1902.
Date [1901 or 1902]
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.1 x 29 cm; 9 1/2 x 11 2/5 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0044
Title Rhodes.
Date [1901 or 1902]
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 23.4 x 28.8 cm; 9 1/5 x 11 3/10 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0045
Title [Group Portrait taken during Cecil Rhodes' Visit to Aswan, Rhodes is standing second from left]
Date [1901 or 1902]
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 24.2 x 28.9 cm; 9 1/2 x 11 2/5 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0046
Title [Cecil Rhodes and two unidentified men standing in a garden, Rhodes is on the left].
Date [1901 or 1902]
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 23.9 x 29 cm; 9 2/5 x 11 2/5 in
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Accession
Number		 964:0412:0047
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 242. From west bank looking east. During Eclipse. Nov. 11th,1901. (a.k.a., Asswan [sic] Dam under construction. Solar eclipse.).
Date 1901
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 23.6 x 28.4 cm; 9 3/10 x 11 1/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0412:0048
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title No. 107. Mohammed Ali Channel from Awad. "During eclipse". May 28th 1900.
Date 1900
Medium Platinum print
Dimensions 23.9 x 28.6 cm; 9 2/5 x 11 3/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0412:0049
Artist/Maker George, D. S.
Title [Panorama of Aswan and the Nile]
Date [1902?]
Medium Collodion printing-out paper print
Dimensions 21.1 x 112 cm; 8 3/10 x 44 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0412:0050