Pictured: Satirical children’s cartoon, Samir Presents, advertises the newly constructed Aswan Dam. The Aswan Dam was a nationalization project devised by Nasser, and echoed anti-colonial sentiments and national pride.

The advertisement deploys nationalistic and hyperbolic language ("the world's greatest project") to draw attention to the formidable nature of the dam. Egypt’s most ambitious hydraulic transformation was celebrated across media outlets.

Aswan, Southern Egypt, Egypt

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