The palm-fringed Nile

Title: The palm-fringed Nile
LC Subject: Boats Palms
Description: The Nile River has its source in the highlands near the equator, having its source in Lake Victoria, about 4000 feet above sea level. The river is the longest in Africa. It pours out of Lake Victoria and races for hundreds of miles through rapids and cataracts, then flows more slowly over plains until it reaches the Sahara, through which it winds its way, spreading out into a wide fan where it empties into the Mediterranean Sea. Along the banks of the Nile the land is very fertile, so that Egypt has always been regarded as a grain-producing country. But in spite of the fact that the soil is rich, there is, nevertheless, a remarkable lack of varety in the trees of the country. Egypt has in reality only one kind of tree, which may be regarded as characteristic of the Egyptian landscape, and that is the shadowy palm tree. For timber Egypt has always been obliged to send abroad. In ancient times it was especially customary to make an expedition to the Lebanons and bring back cedar and sycamore wood for building purposes. Though palms cannot furnish the country with the necessary timber, yet they spread, and thus give protection against the burning sun. The stem of the palms is often used in the production of ropes.
Work Type: lantern slides
Location: Nile River >> Egypt
Date: 1900/1940
Identifier: P217:11:24
Rights: In Copyright
Local Collection Name: Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217)
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Set: OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Primary Set: OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Is Part Of: Set 20 - Rivers of the World
Institution: Oregon State University
Note: Glass is cracked