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United States sailors, of Naval Detachment in Turkish Waters, take time off to visit sites in Egypt.

Map showing Mediterranean area in which U.S. Naval Detachment in Turkish waters operated in 1922. Sailors from the Detachment find time for rest and relaxation in Egypt. Several of the sailors ride camels, setting off to visit the Pyramids (Al Haram, Nazlet El-Semman, Al Giza Desert, Giza Governorate, Egypt) and the Great Sphinx of Giza (Al Giza Desert, Giza Governorate, Egypt), where they sightsee from camelback. Then the group rides very rapidly, some on camels and others on horses and donkeys. Sailors step from railroad car, at Luxor, after traveling 400 miles from Cairo. Sailors riding donkeys across the desert at a local village. The sailors ride through the Valley of Kings and the Avenue of the Sphinxes (Luxor City, Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt), between Karnak and Luxor. Several sailors and their guides climb on some of the sphinxes. Statue of Ramesses the Great in the Temple of Luxor (Luxor City, Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt). Sailors with guides walk avenue between towering remains of Luxor.

Date: 1922
Duration: 2 min 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675025990
Valley of Tombs of Kings in Egypt and coffin of young Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun in Egypt

View of the valley of Tombs of Kings in Egypt. View of a colored Egyptian painting. Coffin of the young Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun (Sometimes spelled Tutankhamen, or Tutankamun, or Tutenkhamon, or King Tut). Mask of Tutankhamon's mummy lies in coffin. Bust of Tutankhamon. Ancient Egyptian artifacts discovered by archaeologists. Ancient Egyptian gold necklace. View of ancient Egyptian ivory fan. Statuette of ancient Egyptian god.

Date: 1951
Duration: 2 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675025773
Anglo French troops attack to seize the Suez Canal in Egypt.

Major events of 1956. Ships underway in Suez Canal, Egypt. President, Abdul Nasser announces the seizure of the canal. Soldiers move up in Egypt and dead Egyptian soldiers as a result of Anglo French attack. Anglo French planes bomb the canal area. Airborne troops land in the canal area. Debris due to aerial bombings spread on the street. Matter discussed at the United Nations meeting leading to a cease fire in the area. The Secretary General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjold arrives in Egypt for negotiations. The United Nations Emergency Police forces enter a city in Egypt. People give a warm welcome to the forces.

Date: 1956, December 24
Duration: 1 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049141
Glimpses in life of King Farouk I of Egypt who passed away during his exile in Italy

The life of King Farouk I of Egypt who passes away during his exile in Rome, Italy. Past events show King Farouk I in Egypt after his ascension to the throne in 1936. King Farouk with other officials walking towards a train station building. Soldiers salute the teen aged King Farouk as he boards a ship to Egypt. King Farouk I shakes hands with Egyptians. King Farouk I, as a middle-aged King of Egypt, with officials in Cairo. The King sits with his second wife, Narriman Sadek, with infant son, Prince Ahmad Fuad. King Farouk I with his wife Narriman and children, Fuad II, Princess Fawzia, and Princess Fadia in exile. The King coming outside a vehicle in Rome, Italy.

Date: 1965, March 18
Duration: 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063248
The fertile land with the present desert of Egypt and paintings and stone carvings depict ancient Egyptian life.

Scientific Documentary depicts ancient Egypt. River with sun setting in the background and dry hot winds blowing over land shows contrast of ancient fertile land to the desert of modern Egypt. Sand dunes in the desert of Egypt. Footprints of animals in the desert. Small water pools. Scattered oasis in the area with a little greenery. Paintings on a pot depicting ancient Egyptian life. Carvings of kings and Pharaohs of Egypt on walls.

Date: 1951
Duration: 5 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064337
Farouk I, King of Egypt welcomes King Ibn Saud, of Saudi Arabia, on his visit to Egypt

King Farouk I of Egypt welcomes King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud, of Saudi Arabia on visit to Cairo, Egypt. King Farouk I, Egyptian Prime Minister Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha, and several officials make their way in the docks of Suez to the royal yacht El-Mahroosa. King Farouk I escorts King Abdul Aziz. They share an open coach drawn by horses, attended by traditionally dressed footmen, in a formal procession along the streets of Cairo to the Abdeen Palace, the procession includes mounted horse guards. Spectators line the streets. The procession passes a building. People watch from roof of the building. King Farouk I and King Abdul Aziz sit side by side on throne-like chairs and converse in the Abdeen Palace.

Date: 1946, January 10
Duration: 31 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024293