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Troopship-passing station-Suez Canal, 1888 - 1889

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/4

Scope and Contents

280 x 218 mm. A view looking along the canal with ships moored on the far bank, and a troopship steaming up the canal. The station is the cluster of bungalows, with a flagstaff, on the far bank-presumably military garrisons, or stopping-off places on the journey (descendants of Waghorn’s stations on the overland route from Cairo to Suez?)

Dates

  • 1888 - 1889

Creator

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Fair condition, but some overall fading.

Date information

DateText: The date is approximate..

Originator(s)

Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer

Finding aid date

2012-03-21 11:37:44+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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