• Photos Anciennes: Pyramide de Gizeh - Rétrospective 1880-1955

     

     

    Pyramide de Gizeh -

    Rétrospective 1880-1955

     

     

    Tourists in front of the Sphinx in Giza, Egypt. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1880





     



    Scottish soldiers at the sphinx of Giza after their victory in the Battle of Tel-el-Kebir during the Anglo-Egyptian conflict for control of the Suez Canal. (Photo by Pascal Sebah/Getty Images). 1882





     



    Egyptians clambering up the rock slabs of a pyramid. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1880





     



    English troops take time out after the bombardment of Alexandria to visit the pyramids and the Sphinx. (Photo by Otto Herschan/Getty Images). 1882





     



    A group of Egyptian children pose in front of the ancient pyramids. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1920





     



    Ballerina Anna Pavlova (1885–1931) riding a camel in Egypt. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 1923





     



    T. M. Moore, who crossed the Libyan desert on a motorbike, near the end of his journey, by the pyramids. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). Circa 1925





     



    Mr. and Mrs. John Chatworth-Musters on a camel trip to see the Sphinx and pyramids. (Photo by Jacques Cohen/Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 14th December 1924





     



    A woman dancing on the Sphinx. A pyramid can be seen in the background. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 1928





     



    General Sir J. Burnett-Stuart and Lt. Col. Pope at the pyramids prior to inspecting the King's Hussars. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 19th March 1934





     



    Vickers Valentias bomber-transporters flying over the Pyramids in the Egyptian desert. (Photo by Charles Brown/Getty Images). 1936





     



    Members of the British Navy enjoying a camel-ride in front of one of the pyramids, near Cairo, Egypt. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). November 1937





     



    RAF fighting planes landing in Cairo in front of the pyramids. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 31st December 1937





     



    An English tourist drives off at the new Mena House Golf Course, situated almost at the foot of the Great Pyramid at Giza, near Cairo, Egypt. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 1938





     



    A British tank set against a background of one of the Egyptian pyramids, during World War II. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 21st April 1939





     



    Members of the New Zealand forces resting with their native guides during a visit to the Sphinx and the Pyramids at Giza. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images). Circa 1940





     



    A Dakota air transport plane of the US Army Air Force flies over the pyramids in Egypt, loaded with urgent war supplies. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 1943





     



    A photographer taking a photograph of visitors to Giza (El Gizeh) in front of the Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu). (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1950





     



    A Muslim at prayer with the Pyramids as a backdrop. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1955

     

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    Guy
    Lundi 2 Juin 2014 à 22:32

    Quelle insouciance dans ces  photos  de  générations éphémères devant les pyramides. Oeuvre d'un peuple qui semble avoir tenté de nous transmettre un message éternel.


     

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