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Artifact

Transporting Pipe

Description

  • Local Egyptian workers use manual labour to carry a section of pipe, presumably from the boat which delivered the material to the location of the drilling rig. 
  • Groups of three men on each end support a horizontal log on their shoulders. Two logs are tied to either end of a section of the pipe. 

Background Information

  • Part of a photograph collection belonging to S. Elmer Kerby who worked in the region of Ras Gemsah, Egypt from 1910 until 1914. 

Map Location

Latitude: 27° 57' 32.04" N
Longitude: 32° 57' 42.134" E

Date

1910-1914

Dimensions

inches
Length:
3.8
Height:
2.8

Events, Places, People

  • Elmer Kerby
  • Egypt

Originating Location

Africa›Egypt

Subject

  • A photo of a group of men carrying a pipe. The pipe is attached to two beams and the men are standing at the front and back of the pipe and supporting the beam on their backs. The ground is flat and there is a line of white rocks in the foreground.

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