Darb al-Gamamiz street, Cairo
Photograph
1887-1908 (photographed)
1887-1908 (photographed)
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A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of a narrow street flanked by buildings with protruding lattice covered windows. In the foreground a trio of men sit in the shade outside a building, other men and a car are also seen.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Platinotype |
| Brief description | Photograph by G. Lekegian & Co., captioned 'Rue Darb el Gamamiz'. Cairo, Egypt, platinotype, 1887-1908 |
| Physical description | A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of a narrow street flanked by buildings with protruding lattice covered windows. In the foreground a trio of men sit in the shade outside a building, other men and a car are also seen. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Mr. Somers Clarke, 11 June 1896 |
| Object history | This was originally part of a group of 35 photographs catalogued as 'Saracenic art', and bought from the architect Mr. Somers Clarke for £4 in 1896. |
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| Other number | 65 - G. Lekegian & Co. inventory number |
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| Accession number | PH.1384-1896 |
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| Record created | August 21, 2014 |
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