Construction of the Aswan Dam
Constructing the Aswan Dam (the old or low dam): sluices lined with cast-iron. Designed by Sir William Willcocks, the British began building the dam in 1889 and it was opened in December 1902
Picture No
13992361
Media ID
45752924
Size
4537px x 3528px
(1.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/Ins. of Civil Engineers
Source
Photograph by D.S. George from The Nile Reservoir Works at Aswan and Asyut'. Institution of Civil Engineers
Date
1902
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