"The Preservation of Abu Simbel," Exhibition
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Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1965
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 314 Box 28 Folder 3
"The Preservation of Abu Simbel," exhibition at the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the National Museum of American Art, in the Foyer Gallery of the Natural History Building, September 11 - October 10, 1965. The exhibition contains photographs and artifacts from when the temple was moved to higher ground to save if from destruction when the Aswan High Dam was constructed. Close up of one corner of exhibit.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
This is neg.11 from this event. File has two additional pictures. File 1 contains assorted slides.
Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 314 Box 28 Folder 3
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1965
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Abū Sunbul (Egypt)
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Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print