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View of the Suez Canal

2008-1211-20
Accession Number
2008-1211-20
1x1.5
Color
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NAID 350477100
Related Collection
Thayer, Charles W. Papers
Keywords
Sculpture
Waterways
Canals
HST Keywords
Egypt; Suez Canal
Rights

Public Domain - This item is in the public domain and can be used freely without further permission.

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Credit:
Charles W. Thayer

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Exterior view which shows lion sculpture and a man standing by it next to the Suez Canal. Scene described by Charles Thayer as "the British lion angrily defending the Suez Canal." Photograph taken as part of a trip Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Mt. Sinai and St. Catherine's Monastery in March 1961. Photos intended for possible magazine article. The original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library photo collection.
Date(s)
March 1961