There’s something truly endearing about historical photographs. Pictures have the power to capture a moment and make it last a lifetime; it’s definitely one way to time travel. Take a look into Egypt’s history starting from the late 19th century, it’s definitely going to make you feel patriotic!

 Suez Canal 1859-1869
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The building of the canal, along with several other new infrastructures, nearly bankrupt Egypt which slowly led to the British Troops’ invasion of the country.

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A fleet of ships enter the canal on its inauguration day: November 17, 1869.

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The building of train rails in 1860.

Egypt, a British Protectorate 1882-1922 (1953)

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Donkey herders at the beginning of the British occupation in the 1880’s.

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An Egyptian boy helping two British soldiers have a camel ride around the pyramids during World War I.

1919 Revolution

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Egyptian women demonstrating during the 1919 Revolution to overthrow the British rule.

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The 1919 Revolution was an important historical moment for Egyptian women, as they were finally able to join the political protests for the first time.

Egyptian Monarchy (1922-1953)

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Water sellers in Egypt, 1940.

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Farouk with his son Fouad 2, and his wife Narriman, in exile in Capri, 1953.

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Gamal Abd El Nasser and the nationalisation of the canal in 1956.

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French sergeant distributes grenades to French soldiers. Britain, France and Israel wanted to regain Western control of the canal after its nationalisation and overthrow Nasser, creating the ‘Suez Crisis’. The US, URSS and UN forced the three to withdraw.

screen-shot-2016-11-02-at-12-09-34The first session of the new Suez Canal authority.

War on Israel 

1948

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Arabs during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

Stock footage of a Ford Plant, Alexandria, Egypt in 1948.

1967

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Six-Day War, 1967.

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Refugees in Wadi Dlails camp, July 1967.

1973

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Egyptian troops on the Suez Canal, 1973!

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Israeli soldiers having a meal, during break.

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Anwar El Saddat, 1973.

Peace Treaty, 1979

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Anwar El Saddat, Jimmy Carter and Menachem Begin shake hands at Camp David.

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Signing the Peace Treaty.

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Peace Treaty protested.

The Assassination of Anwar El Saddat, 1981

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The aftermath of the assassination of Anwar ElSaddat on October 6, 1981.

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Border between Israel and Egypt, Sinai, 1981.