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'Ninety-two foot obelisk still lying in the quarry of Assuan (Aswan), Egypt', 1905.Artist: Underwood & Underwood

'Ninety-two foot obelisk still lying in the quarry of Assuan (Aswan), Egypt', 1905.Artist: Underwood & Underwood

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'Ninety-two foot obelisk still lying in the quarry of Assuan (Aswan), Egypt', 1905. 'These granite quarries where the Egyptians found stone suitable for their buildings lie on the east bank of the Nile a few miles south of Assuan.' Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted.

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  1. Underwood & Underwood, attributed to: American: Photographers, publishers
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  1. Keystone: : Photographers
  2. James Henry Breasted: (American?): Writer, author
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  1. Photograph
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World Africa Egypt

  1. 27 00 00 N , 030 00 00 E

World Africa

  1. 02 23 00 N , 016 04 00 E
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4047x4315
File Size : 51,161kb

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  1. 0580016230
  1. 1-647-421
  1. 1647421
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