| Aswan High Dam | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1758 |
| Catalog #: | 425719 | |
| Clip Number: | 425719-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 040-019-05 | |
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| Location: | Egypt, Cairo, Memphis | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CITY PLANNING: Misc. LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Egypt, Aswan SCENICS: Small Town SCIENCE: Archaeology, Ruins | |
| Description: | The majestic Nile valley where a major project of vital importance to Egypt's agricultural and economic development nears competition. The Aswan High Dam project requires the relocation of one hundred, seventeen thousand Nubian natives who were moved to new villages. Each new settlement includes a school, health center and even a social center, plus new luxuries like electricity and running water. The world famous ancient Abu Simbel temple's of Ramses II and his Queen are removed to higher land, in one of the biggest moving jobs ever attempted. More than one-thousand thirty-ton sections were re-assembled on the new site. The gigantic monument survived the move without mishap and got a newly constructed dome and home overlooking the Nile. High Angle Shot - The Nile valley and the homes of the Nubian people. MS - Man and woman walking with six little children. MS - Nubian children playing MS - Children standing and watching a butcher cut up a chicken, this is taking place on a street corner. MS - Exterior shot of the new apartment building complexes. MS - Nubian family walking down a street. MS - The Abu Simbel Temple for Ramses I, Queen. CU - One of the carving's belonging to Abu Simbel Temple. Low Angle Shot - A workman prepairing the carving from the temple of Ramses. LS - The newly constructed dome for the Temple of Ramesse II | |
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