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Artifact

Unloading Equipment in Egypt

Description

  • Three men work to erect a frame which will be used to haul equipment from the boat waiting in the background. 
  • The frame is being built on a stone pier. 

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. 
  • A photograph of a boiler being hauled from the boat can be seen here. 

Map Location

Latitude: 28° 21' 18.382" N
Longitude: 33° 4' 56.622" E

Date

1910-1914

Dimensions

inches
Length:
2.8
Height:
3.8

Events, Places, People

  • Elmer Kerby
  • Egypt

Originating Location

Africa›Egypt

Subject

  • A photo of three men on a wooden tower wit four poles and ropes leading down to a dock. A boat with its mast down is anchored in the water behind them. There is a fourth man on the right beside a pile of objects wrapped in dark material.

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