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.
Ancient relics discovered in excavations in Luxor, Egypt. Archaeologists after 3 years of excavations discover Tomb of Mentemhet, Prince of Thebes in the Valley of Kings in Luxor, Egypt. Mummy of a priest in a casket as a man lays it on the ground.
The Luxor Temple in Egypt. Column architecture of the temple. View of the red granite obelisk. The remaining obelisk at Luxor Temple. View of statues of Ramesses II in the temple. Ruins of the ancient temple of Luxor.
The monuments in ancient Egypt. The Sphinx and Obelisk in Egypt. The temple of Luxor. A mosque in the ruins of Luxor. Avenue of Sphinxes at Karnak. The Colossi of Memnon. People walk near the monuments and look at them.
A view of Place de la Concord looking towards American Embassy. Obelisk of Luxor in the background. 1940s and 1950s cars and trucks on the busy roads of Paris. Exterior of museum of Art de Métiers. Open air philately stamp market for stamp collectors. Scene of the flame at the tomb of an unknown soldier at the base of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
The water wheel in Egypt. Men seated on a ground. A camel standing nearby. A water wheel drawn by the camel. The wheel and the irrigation canal. Tourists getting on boats to go to Luxor. The North Gateway of Karnak.