Approaching the pyramids on camel back.

Posing in front of the Great Pyramid in 1937.

Cheops Pyramid in Gizeh, Egypt. By 1937 the village of Gizeh had already become a part of the expanding Egyptian capital, Cairo.

The Sphinx was covered with sand to the neck when excavations started. Visit another site to see older photos of the Sphinx.

A temple in Gizeh.

German tourists on Camel Back. Tourism quickly developed in Egypt. In 1937 the five minute camel ride from the tramway to the pyramids was charged with at least 5 Shillings.