Ismailia Gallery

Office of the Suez Canal Company in Ismailia, Egypt

Garden of the office of the Suez Canal Company in Ismailia, a city in north-eastern Egypt. The Suez Canal Company was created by Ferdinand de Lesseps and was responsible for the construction of the Suez Canal as well as its operation until the 1950s. Date: circa 1910

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RAF Abu Sueir football match, near Ismailia, Egypt

View from behind the goal during an RAF Abu Sueir football match, near Ismailia, Egypt, 18 January 1925. The teams were No. 4 Flying Training School and the 15/19 King's Royal Hussars. They were playing in the second round of the Sultan's Cup, and the Training School won by six goals to two. Date: 1925

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Captured Turkish pontoons, Ismailia, Egypt, WW1

Some of the 25 Turkish pontoons captured at Ismailia, Egypt, during action on the Suez Canel on 3-4 February 1915, when the Turks attempted to cross the canal. The pontoons were destroyed. Date: February 1915

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