Dam Inspection (1928-1932)

Dam Inspection. Enlargement of Aswan Dam on the Nile River in Egypt; during late 1920s or early 1930s (?). General view of major construction equipment etc. sitting in the desert. Huge cylindrical drums. Team of British Army inspectors / engineers in boots & helmets walking around the site. Train going across low trestle. Construction. Colonialism. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.