Soviet Machines

Soviet Machines

Photograph

René Burri

Maker
Swiss, 1933–2014

Soviet Machines

Aswan Dam – Russia's Egyptian Showcase


1962
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 1/2 × 6 3/8 in. (24.1 × 16.2 cm)
Paper: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Gift of Time-Life Books
1968.0184.0434
Inscriptions Typed in black ink on applied label, verso BC: Typed in black ink on applied label, verso BC: (Aswan)12/62 10) SOVIET MACHINES: Russian technician operating gigantic power \ shovel at Aswan Dam contrasts with the barefooted fellah and \ his traditional gown. Almost all heavy equipment is \ Russian-made. \ Credit: Rene Burri © 1962 MAGNUM Photos
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