Cleaning Up The Sphinx (1931)

Full title reads: “Egypt. Cleaning up the Sphinx. Hundreds of natives give famous monument its annual ’eve of the tourist season’ overhaul.“ Egypt. Great shots of Egyptian workers working on the Sphinx. The head of the great statue is covered with wooden scaffolding. Sand is cleared from around the base of the Sphinx. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.