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Bab al-Wazir street, Cairo

Photograph
1887-1908 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of a streetscapes showing upper story latticework windows. A donkey can be seen in the distance.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Bab al-Wazir street, Cairo (generic title)
  • Rue Bab el-Vazir (published title)
Materials and techniques
Platinotype
Brief description
Photograph by Lekegian & Co., captioned 'Rue Bab el-Vazir', Cairo, Egypt, platinotype, 1887-1908
Physical description
A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of a streetscapes showing upper story latticework windows. A donkey can be seen in the distance.
Marks and inscriptions
Translation
شارع باب الوزير
Credit line
Purchased from Mr. Somers Clarke, 11 June 1896
Subjects depicted
Associations
Other number
75 - G. Lekegian & Co. inventory number
Collection
Accession number
PH.1415-1896

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Record createdAugust 15, 2014
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