Palaces of ancient Egyptian Kings Rameses II and Sethos II in Hermopolis, Egypt. Egyptian workers dig up the remains of the palaces of King Rameses II and Sethos II during an archaeology excavation. The workers dig up the remains. Scientists look at the remains dug out. An archaeologist (likely German Egyptologist Günther Roeder) near a damaged wall with inscriptions on it in the background.
Detonation site in Egypt. Men at work on site. Engineers work with equipment on earth's surface. Heavy blasts pulverize 618,000,000 pounds of rock. Heavy smoke arises from the blasts.
A decorated wooden cart on rails to carry royal leaders or dignitaries. A woman with headdress covering watches from a door opening in the cart. A decorated camel on a path. A boy dressed in white with a white cap sits on the camel and boys play drums mounted on the camels. Men hold the camels. Men wearing fez hats sit on decorated horses and show off equestrian dressage skills with the horses. Camel caravan passes by in a sand covered area. People sit on the ground as caravan passes by. Man on a high cliff looks out over a low valley and city at sunset.
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.
Wedding of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and Princess Fawzia Fuad of Egypt at the Abdeen Palace (26VW+7VP El-Gomhoreya Square, Rahbet Abdin, Abdeen, Cairo Governorate, Egypt) in Cairo, Egypt. The Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and his bride, Dilawar Princess Fawzia of Egypt, arrive at their wedding reception in Cairo. King Farouk I of Egypt escorts his sister Princess Fawzia to her wedding. Notables in full regalia. The couple sits along with their guests for the wedding reception.
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.