Parched Earth of Egypt

Parched Earth of Egypt

Photograph

René Burri

Maker
Swiss, 1933–2014

Parched Earth of Egypt

Aswan Dam – Russia's Egyptian Showcase


1962
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 5/8 × 6 3/8 in. (24.5 × 16.2 cm)
Paper: 10 1/8 × 8 in. (25.7 × 20.3 cm)
Gift of Time-Life Books
1968.0184.0436
Inscriptions Typed in black ink on applied label, verso BC: Typed in black ink on applied label, verso BC: (Aswan)12/62 12) PARCHED EARTH OF EGYPT: For centuries oxen have pulled wooden \ plows through Egypt's arid earth. After the completion of the \ Aswan Dam, the grain harvest should triple despite such antique \ tools. \ Credit: Rene Burri © 1962 MAGNUM Photos
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