Pictured: Titled "سبع سواقي" (Seven Water Wheels), this spread features an actress posed beside a ‘Saqiya’ in motion: a traditional ox-driven irrigation wheel that has drawn water from the Nile for centuries.

Published in the mid-50s, the image reflects Nasser’s modernization projects, which replaced traditional irrigation systems for the Aswan Dam (also called: the High Dam).

Memphis, North Africa, Egypt

Nile River