Not on display

An arab school, Cairo

Photograph
19th century (made), 1887-1908 (made), late 1800s (photographed), late 19th century (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mounted sepia-coloured topographical photograph of Cairo, Egypt.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAn arab school, Cairo (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
Photograph by G. Lekegian & Co. captioned 'Cairo: an arab school - Ecole Arabe', Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, 1887-1908
Physical description
A mounted sepia-coloured topographical photograph of Cairo, Egypt.
Credit line
Presented by Harold Wallis, Esq., 28 August 1917
Object history
Part of a group of originally 191 photographs presented by Harold Wallis, Esq. of Purley, 28 August 1912. Many were later 'withdrawn' as duplicates
Place depicted
Associations
Other number
387 - Lekegian Cairo inventory number
Collection
Accession number
1066-1917

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Record createdAugust 22, 2014
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