The White Nile is Being Harnessed by Gigantic Dam

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
302A
Date Released
21 Mar 1935
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: White Nile Is Being Harnessed By Gigantic Dam. SHOTLIST: Elevated shots of the men working on the White Nile. Close shots of same. Elevated shot of the dam being built. ‘Gebel Anlia’ Dam
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Engineering
Locations
Egypt; River Nile
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
3546
Length of story (in feet)
49
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The White Nile is Being Harnessed by Gigantic Dam', British Movietone News Issue No. 302A, 21 Mar 1935. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/5477 (Accessed 22 Mar 2026)